BowSowy said:
So the Rockets lost by 41 tonight and their thread still had fewer meltdowns than ours does when we're down 1-0 in the 2nd.
Everyone else has noticed that he does his pre-pitch dip slower this year, right?Beat40 said:Frok said:
Another clean save for Giles since punching himself in the face
I remember hearing they basically told him he needed to get his emotions under control more. If that's the trick, I hope it sticks.
BowSowy said:
So the Rockets lost by 41 tonight and their thread still had fewer meltdowns than ours does when we're down 1-0 in the 2nd.
I'm here all night.Frok said:irish pete ag06 said:Jessica just did. Or the time that all the media made the FO out to be heartless *******s for low balling Brady Aiken and his teeny tiny UCL.AgSportsFan89 said:
Nobody tell Vasgersian about Mark Appel...
Don't know why but the tiny UCL comment made me lol
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- Brian McCann: The Astros have $15MM club option on him for 2019 that vests into a player option if he doesn't end 2018 on DL, starts at least 90 games at catcher in 2018, and has at least 1000 plate appearances in 2017-18. With just 399 PA last season, McCann would need a career-best 601 PA this year to gain control over his 2019 status. He does have 118 PA through 33 games, and he made his 30th start behind the plate tonight, so it's not completely out of the question that McCann could get hit both thresholds, if unlikely. There's also the possibility that McCann plays less down the stretch as the Astros rest him for the postseason.
From a pure numbers perspective, you don't pick up that option if you are the Astros. However, I'm not sure Stassi/Stubbs is ready to manage the staff. Verlander has one more year, and Jose Altuve's big $ doesn't kick in until 2020.Ag_07 said:
Here's something I read with this morning's coffee...Quote:
- Brian McCann: The Astros have $15MM club option on him for 2019 that vests into a player option if he doesn't end 2018 on DL, starts at least 90 games at catcher in 2018, and has at least 1000 plate appearances in 2017-18. With just 399 PA last season, McCann would need a career-best 601 PA this year to gain control over his 2019 status. He does have 118 PA through 33 games, and he made his 30th start behind the plate tonight, so it's not completely out of the question that McCann could get hit both thresholds, if unlikely. There's also the possibility that McCann plays less down the stretch as the Astros rest him for the postseason.
So do you think it vests into a player option? If so does he exercise it? If not do we pick up the club option?
gigemJTH12 said:
im sure this has been discussed...but if you take the bad game Lance had against the twins out...
he has a 2.10 on the year.
So Keuchel to the pen.BowSowy said:
Verlander, Cole, Morton, Keuchel
BowSowy said:
Verlander, Cole, Morton, Keuchel
I also could see that. I could also see him just retiring. Pretty wild number of outcomes could happen.Ag_07 said:
Agree on not paying him the $15MM and on Stassi/Stubbs
However, I think McCann could be in a situation where at this point in his career he doesn't want to test the market and/or play elsewhere.
I could see a situation where they don't pick up the option but sign him to a cheaper one year deal.
I invented this with RBI Baseball in 1990.Topher17 said:
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/23558800/tampa-bay-rays-forefront-rotation-revolution
Interesting strategy from Tampa Bay this weekend. The last line of the article will give you a good laugh as well.
Colby Rasmus did the same thing. Coming off that really good year with the Astros he could have gone out and gotten a 2-3 year deal but loved it here and wanted to stay. Last year ths QO was 1 year at $17.4 million. In 2019, the QO will likely be $18-19 million. The Astros made the QO, probably expecting him to turn it down and receive a draft pick, but he accepted it.Agnzona said:
So you don't think he will seek the huge payday? Just maybe a 2 year equivalent of an extension?
Topher17 said:
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/23558800/tampa-bay-rays-forefront-rotation-revolution
Interesting strategy from Tampa Bay this weekend. The last line of the article will give you a good laugh as well.
That makes a lot of sense. Seems like a guy like Brad Peacock who was notorious for getting shelled the 3rd time through would benefit from this.Quote:
To jog your memory, in general, starters fare worse the third time through the order. Here are the numbers for this season:As pitch counts go down and the percentage of innings to relievers goes up, starters -- especially the back-of-the-rotation ones -- often don't make it through 27 batters. The average stint in 2018 is just a shade over 23 batters. That means going through the lineup twice and then facing the first five batters a third time. The most batters Yarbrough had faced this season was 22. Well, if you're going to face only a few batters a third time as you're tiring, it makes more sense that those are the 5-6-7-8-9 hitters in the lineup rather than 1-2-3-4-5.
- First time through order: .697 OPS allowed
- Second time through order: .722 OPS allowed
- Third time through order: .805 OPS allowed