Rondon's not looking so good in his 'stros debut. Should we panic after one ST appearance?
LOSENOW CONTINUES TO SUCK AT FINDING SHUTDOWN CLOSERSiBrad said:
Rondon's not looking so good in his 'stros debut. Should we panic after one ST appearance?
astros4545 said:
Another Tucker ****er
Why does TexAgs censor Trucker?astros4545 said:
Another Tucker ****er
Agnzona said:
I'm hoping the Yankees implode early. Not likely but I'm already tired of them and Baseball Tonight (I.e. the Yankees and Red Sox show) hasn't even started.
shano0603 said:
Davis is making Hinch's decision even tougher
you missed a great word series!MosesHallRAB04 said:
Yuli is suspended? What did I miss? Or is it carry over from the gesture?
Except that Alvarez has never played High A. I get excited about prospects too, but being a top prospect doesn't mean you're ready for the show.Ag_07 said:
Hello AJ Reed and Tyler White!!!
I would really just as well give their PT to Yordon Alvarez.
Thriller said:Except that Alvarez has never played High A. I get excited about prospects too, but being a top prospect doesn't mean you're ready for the show.Ag_07 said:
Hello AJ Reed and Tyler White!!!
I would really just as well give their PT to Yordon Alvarez.
This is a joke, right?Agnzona said:
Any chance we move a vet in the first half of the year? Thinking Reddick mostly?
I do not follow this logic at all. Reddick is producing a high level. Why on earth would you trade him?Agnzona said:
No thinking if the bullpen still has issues mid season and we think a trade is needed is rather trade a veteran out fielder than a prospect at this point.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/article/Astros-outfielder-prospect-Kyle-Tucker-nickname-12713127.phpQuote:
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. The Astros are calling top position player prospect Kyle Tucker "Ted" from now on.
The Astros selected Tucker, a 6-4, left-handed outfielder, fifth overall in the 2015 draft. At 18, he had been compared on TV with Hall of Famer Ted Williams.
"That came out in the morning meeting a few days ago, and the boys took it upon themselves to rename him," manager A.J. Hinch said. "So he's going to go by Ted from here on out. They got him a nice nameplate."
His new locker nameplate reads "TED" in black marker. The Astros have not named the prankster who instructed the equipment manager to make the switch.
"He's not gonna touch it," Hinch said of Tucker. "He's not taking that down."
"Now he's just: 'Ted,'" outfielder Derek Fisher said. "Ted, and only Ted. He's not Tuck, he's not Teddy, he's not Ted Williams."
Ragging on Tucker, 21, for being compared so early in his career with one of the greatest hitters ever seems flattering and humorous.
"I don't know where you go from there," Fisher said. "You don't really go anywhere, once somebody compares you to Ted Williams. You can't really go much higher than that."
Fisher furthered the prospect's resemblance to Williams: "He doesn't wear batting gloves. That's the coolest part."
Upon hearing Fisher blurt his new name, Tucker turned around in his chair, slowly raised his hand and feigned a sheepish wave.
"I'm fine with it," Tucker said. "I don't make a big deal out of anything."
While teammates joke around, Tucker said with sincerity: "There's no pressure or anything."
Tucker showed the power and free-willing tendency of his swing last season, which he finished with Class-AA Corpus Christi. He hit .265, with a .837 OPS, with 25 home runs and 109 strikeouts. He also stole 21 bases.
He is 3-for-7, with two homers and five RBIs in three spring training games.
"The bat-to-ball skills are pretty elite from what we've seen," Hinch said. "Call him whatever you want so long as he keeps homering."
Hinch is not ready to endorse the comparison: "I never saw Ted play, so I don't know."
Reddick is in the prime of his career. The only scenario he gets traded is if he's a team not making the playoffs and a contender needs another bat. Clearly, this is now where we are as a team. If we're dead set on adding a high-end bullpen arm then the teams selling will be teams not making the playoffs and they don't want a 31-year-old. They want high-end prospects.AustinCountyAg said:
not that I would agree with trading Reddick, but you would trade him to get value back.....you don't trade your 3rd string High A ball outfielder for a proven MLB player. It doesnt work that way. You have to give up something to get something