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Pena Altuve Correa Alvarez Walker Diaz Urias Smith Trammel Getting Meyers back would be a big lift- and he does not need to be as good as he was,...
I was told Yordan Alvarez wants to comeback NOW and play Thursday. The Astros want him to comeback this weekend. If he comes back that is a huge...
The manager has to listen to the pitching coach.
Sure - there is always the temptation to ride your best horse as long as possible, but that is where discipline comes into play. I also don't...
Length makes up for a lack of velocity - but they think he isn’t a Chris Young clone, that he can and will add a few ticks or more if he stays...
Astros clearly know pitching better than any of us - and Framber, Brown, Cole and others all have thrived - but it’s fair to also look at how many...
Right - but what would Hader do if he only pitched the 9th? We don’t know because that isn’t how he was used. We will never know how much of his...
Yes and I would add that when you have a pitcher giving 100% each pitch and they get fatigued - they are more prone to injury. We can debate...
Wagner was a 1 inning pitcher by the time he was like 28 years old.
The game has changed. Pitchers throw harder with more movement and exertion. Abreu was 99-100 his last save. Most closers aren’t soft tossers like...
Hader pitches a lot and multiple inning games because Espada goes to him a lot. In fairness usually he pitches Hader over an inning in tie games -...
He isn’t going to bunt someone over - he isn’t even close to a guarantee to make contact to move the runner over. When he is playing well he hits...
Rumor has is that Ort is still out there walking guys. Whatever - at least the Mariners lost yet again. Someone needs to sit Espada down and...
No one better in the minors. Walking Jones was stupid. Actually the entire game strategically and execution wise was **** outside of Brown and...
Abreu’s agent talks to Astros management before 4th of July about not ****ing him with multiple innings. Abreu is still pitching. Hader is not.
They decided to pitch around Jones and couldn’t even throw a strike.
Pitched around Jones and found out. Deserved to lose.
**** around and find out
So funny that Espada would pitch Hader multiple innings - have him warming up with one days rest after a 35 pitch appearance - but won’t even...
I think it may be time for ******* Dana Brown to show up like he did in Atlanta. There is no way Brown and Dickey approves of these moves.
