Fair pointsAg_07 said:
It won't.
Once the playoffs start all teams are back to equal.
I do think our position plays well into Lunhow gaining some leverage. It's not like we're desperate for a starter and teams can no longer hold that over our head.
A quick look at fangraphs.Buck Compton said:
Yep, everyone feels like they have a chance. Even the Rangers fans two weeks ago were discussing who they could add to the bullpen.
That being said, Gerrit Cole would be my number one target - just concerned about the numbers so far this year. Giving up A LOT of home runs. Like Fiers numbers (8 HR in his last thee starts)and even against teams that aren't exactly power lineups (ATL and NYM). Hopefully it's just a bad stretch.
Issue is we are going to be competing with at least the Yankees for him. Price will be high.
Archer is also pitching really well and would be a dynamite #3. But the Rays are still in in and hovering around .500. Raising the price on him even further.
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Astros win streak hits 11. That's the longest in the majors this season and also 11 in a row on the road. Yulieski Gurriel broke open a 4-3 lead against the Kansas City Royals with a three-run homer off Kelvin Herrera in the ninth. Good move by Ned Yost to bring in his closer to keep the game close -- it just didn't work.
Get this stat: Gurriel was hitting eighth; No. 7 hitter Brian McCann also homered. Houston's 7-8-9 hitters are now batting .285 and slugging .502 -- that's better than the MLB average for the 3-4-5 spots (.265/.459). That's certainly one way to go 42-16 through 58 games.
Ag_07 said:
Have you met Reymin?
Yes and no.jbanda said:
Wet blanket question...If the Astros have as great a regular season as projected and the theydon't win the World Series, is the season a failure?
jbanda said:
Wet blanket question...If the Astros have as great a regular season as projected and the theydon't win the World Series, is the season a failure?
If we go into win-now mode, trade our farm away at the deadline, and don't win it all, it's certainly a failure imojbanda said:
Wet blanket question...If the Astros have as great a regular season as projected and the theydon't win the World Series, is the season a failure?
Not a failure. A disappointment sure, but you win the pennant and it's a successful year. There is more than one successful team each year.irish pete ag06 said:Yes and no.jbanda said:
Wet blanket question...If the Astros have as great a regular season as projected and the theydon't win the World Series, is the season a failure?
The playoffs are chaos. When baseball is meant to win the most games out of 162 then you boil it down to 3-7 game sample sizes... anything can happen.
ask me after we trade for a starter.jbanda said:
Wet blanket question...If the Astros have as great a regular season as projected and the theydon't win the World Series, is the season a failure?
You understand that our farm is deep enough that we can't "trade it away" at the deadline, right? Adding a SP under team control for multiple years isn't selling out.samin23 said:If we go into win-now mode, trade our farm away at the deadline, and don't win it all, it's certainly a failure imojbanda said:
Wet blanket question...If the Astros have as great a regular season as projected and the theydon't win the World Series, is the season a failure?
this is the correct answer. Its baseball.Ag_07 said:
No.
I don't ever expect a team to win a title. That's outrageous seeing as only 1 team can do that. Many people/fans underestimate how hard it is to do.
However, I can expect that we put ourselves in a good position to legitimately compete for a title. As of now it looks like we have but we'll have to see how the rest plays out.
Like A&M being a last four in, and now hosting a Super against Davidson. Although college is a little different than the majorsgigemJTH12 said:this is the correct answer. Its baseball.Ag_07 said:
No.
I don't ever expect a team to win a title. That's outrageous seeing as only 1 team can do that. Many people/fans underestimate how hard it is to do.
However, I can expect that we put ourselves in a good position to legitimately compete for a title. As of now it looks like we have but we'll have to see how the rest plays out.
anything can happen.
Astros World Series Championship >>>>>>>>>>>> A&M World Series ChampionshipCFTXAG10 said:Like A&M being a last four in, and now hosting a Super against Davidson. Although college is a little different than the majorsgigemJTH12 said:this is the correct answer. Its baseball.Ag_07 said:
No.
I don't ever expect a team to win a title. That's outrageous seeing as only 1 team can do that. Many people/fans underestimate how hard it is to do.
However, I can expect that we put ourselves in a good position to legitimately compete for a title. As of now it looks like we have but we'll have to see how the rest plays out.
anything can happen.
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The Royals have announced that they've recalled righty Jake Junis from Triple-A Omaha and optioned fellow righty Seth Maness to Omaha. Junis will start tonight against the Astros; the Royals' rotation has struggled lately with injuries to Danny Duffy and Nate Karns, and will now lean on Junis, who has a strong 2.34 ERA, 12.1 K/9 and 1.7 BB/9 in 42 1/3 innings in Omaha thus far this season. (Junis has also already made three appearances in the big leagues, striking out six but walking seven over 6 2/3 innings.)
