I'm guessing this is Tyler White's last chance. I keep waiting for him to at least have a pulse. As big as he is you would think he'd at least hit a HR from time to time.
I agree with this.Marvin said:Farmer1906 said:Weekend Commuter said:
Yuli is old and not very productive. Not driving the ball. Just filling a spot in the lineup. At a position where you need some offensive production.
How many teams have someone better than Yuli in the 7 hole? 8 games ago he was batting over .300 with and .850 OPS. We gotta stop overreacting during a slump.
Agreed on the over reacting and to let more of the season play out.
But, if you look at 2019 production from the first base position, Yuli is currently ranked 23rd in OPS and 40th in WAR. It's not good when you're behind Albert Pujols at this point in his career.
(and I didn't even use batting average in that response- Yuli is actually 14th by that ancient metric)
Great point, and no doubt he will go on a typical pina tear and get back up there and continue that streaky up and down cycle. I think a better question though is, "how many teams have a better first baseman than Yuli?"Farmer1906 said:Weekend Commuter said:
Yuli is old and not very productive. Not driving the ball. Just filling a spot in the lineup. At a position where you need some offensive production.
How many teams have someone better than Yuli in the 7 hole? 8 games ago he was batting over .300 with and .850 OPS. We gotta stop overreacting during a slump.
I love Yuli and obviously you wouldn't take back any moves that led to winning a ring. Also it's not his fault he's been forced to play out of position. Based on his numbers in Cuba (triple crown type of stuff), the front office probably expected him to be such a good hitter that it didn't matter where he played. In retrospect, it was an ill-conceived move to commit long-term to another 3b when we had Bregman, Marwin, Carlos (blocking Bregman), JD Davis (starting for the Mets and doing well), Colin Moran (starting for the Pirates and doing decently) and even Beluga White, whose true value is also as a 3b. I'm probably forgetting someone else.Quote:
Gurriel took a step back in 2018, and even though he's under team control through '23 and not arbitration eligible until '21, Houston is reportedly already looking into possible replacements at first base. In fact, general manager Jeff Luhnow now says he sees Gurriel in more of a "utility role."
Because we are all spoiled entitled fans who ***** if we aren't 27-0. One World Series was all it took.Stros Schadenfreude said:
How do we seem so hopeless lately? I know our record is pretty good. Everything just feels awful
100%Farmer1906 said:Weekend Commuter said:
Yuli is old and not very productive. Not driving the ball. Just filling a spot in the lineup. At a position where you need some offensive production.
How many teams have someone better than Yuli in the 7 hole? 8 games ago he was batting over .300 with and .850 OPS. We gotta stop overreacting during a slump.
Is there any way to look at how our hitters are doing in high leverage situations?irish pete ag06 said:
Fangraphs Baseruns, which removes sequencing from the equation has our record at 20-9. This team is one of the best in the league. Been running into bad baseball luck a little bit.
https://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=BaseRuns
Yes, watch the games. It ain't good.Stros Schadenfreude said:Is there any way to look at how our hitters are doing in high leverage situations?irish pete ag06 said:
Fangraphs Baseruns, which removes sequencing from the equation has our record at 20-9. This team is one of the best in the league. Been running into bad baseball luck a little bit.
https://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=BaseRuns
Wabs said:
It's time for an infusion of a couple of young players from AAA to shake this team up a bit. Also, time for White to go permanently.
We have a wRC+ of 121 in high leverage situations. That is good for 4th in baseball.Wabs said:Yes, watch the games. It ain't good.Stros Schadenfreude said:Is there any way to look at how our hitters are doing in high leverage situations?irish pete ag06 said:
Fangraphs Baseruns, which removes sequencing from the equation has our record at 20-9. This team is one of the best in the league. Been running into bad baseball luck a little bit.
https://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=BaseRuns
I mean, I would be ok with 22-5Quote:
Because we are all spoiled entitled fans who ***** if we aren't 27-0
n_touch said:I mean, I would be ok with 22-5Quote:
Because we are all spoiled entitled fans who ***** if we aren't 27-0
We're going to have more opportunities to leave people on base and ground into DPs.Agnzona said:
For this team LOB is probably the most important stat. And I will add GNDP.
Come on man, you're too smart to make dumb hypotheticals like that. WIthout Yuli, White and Reed would have gotten way more opportunities (and probably failed) even more quickly and that $26M we have paid him over the last two seasons would have gone to someone like Jose Abreu.Ag_07 said:
Without Yuli we'd be going into year 3 of Tyler White or AJ Reed playing 1B.
1B has been an absolute black hole in this organization really since Bagwell. We've missed on quite a few guys like Brett Wallace, Jon Singleton, AJ Reed, etc etc. Yuli has been a great gap filler.
Also an interesting tidbit on Yuli...He wasn't the Gurriel we really wanted but it was thought that if we signed him his brother would follow. Well now lil bro is in AAA because he can't hack it in TOR and Yuli is a mainstay with a WS ring.
I'm not sure what argument you're trying to make here. My point was that Yuli would be a better value at 3b, but 3b for the Astros has been and will be taken and the money would have been better spent on a better offensive 1b.TREX01 said:
"I love Yuli and obviously you wouldn't take back any moves that led to winning a ring. Also it's not his fault he's been forced to play out of position. Based on his numbers in Cuba (triple crown type of stuff), the front office probably expected him to be such a good hitter that it didn't matter where he played. In retrospect, it was an ill-conceived move to commit long-term to another 3b when we had Bregman, Marwin, Carlos (blocking Bregman), JD Davis (starting for the Mets and doing well), Colin Moran (starting for the Pirates and doing decently) and even Beluga White, whose true value is also as a 3b. I'm probably forgetting someone else."
This is just crazy talk. The deal the Astros signed Yuli to was as team friendly of a contact as you can find. Moran and Davis were absolute question marks several years ago and still don't have anywhere near the skins on the wall as Yuli. Yuli makes only 8.4 mil next year then is an UFA. White is not, was not and will not ever be a major league caliber 3B. He doesn't have the glove the range or arm. Its why he is a backup 1B and DH. He just doesn't have a position in the bigs. While Yuli's #s are down a bit he's still a bargain for what he is being paid and that won't change next year.
That all depends on the cost of the better 1B.Harry Dunne said:I'm not sure what argument you're trying to make here. My point was that Yuli would be a better value at 3b, but 3b for the Astros has been and will be taken and the money would have been better spent on a better offensive 1b.TREX01 said:
"I love Yuli and obviously you wouldn't take back any moves that led to winning a ring. Also it's not his fault he's been forced to play out of position. Based on his numbers in Cuba (triple crown type of stuff), the front office probably expected him to be such a good hitter that it didn't matter where he played. In retrospect, it was an ill-conceived move to commit long-term to another 3b when we had Bregman, Marwin, Carlos (blocking Bregman), JD Davis (starting for the Mets and doing well), Colin Moran (starting for the Pirates and doing decently) and even Beluga White, whose true value is also as a 3b. I'm probably forgetting someone else."
This is just crazy talk. The deal the Astros signed Yuli to was as team friendly of a contact as you can find. Moran and Davis were absolute question marks several years ago and still don't have anywhere near the skins on the wall as Yuli. Yuli makes only 8.4 mil next year then is an UFA. White is not, was not and will not ever be a major league caliber 3B. He doesn't have the glove the range or arm. Its why he is a backup 1B and DH. He just doesn't have a position in the bigs. While Yuli's #s are down a bit he's still a bargain for what he is being paid and that won't change next year.
Yuli is a very good player and has been a solid value. Abreu or an elite offensive 1b would be a better value at 1b/DH than Yuli, who is just above average.
Not revising history at all. We certainly didn't sign him to play 1b - there is not even a mention of 1b - they even talk about corner OF. His rookie year he only made 4 starts at 1b. He even made a start in LF!TREX01 said:
The Astros didn't sign Yuli strictly to play 3B. They didn't draft Bregman to be a SS. They went after players that could help fill their roster as positions of need. The Astros spent a moderate amount of money on a guy who was a monumental part of being the team a championship. 3B was never a position of strength. Until Bregman proved he could do it that had been a position of crap for some time. Let's not revise history to make it look different
Astros ink deal with Cuban star Y. GurrielQuote:
Then, there's the question of how the 'Stros will deploy Gurriel. The organization already has a superstar combination up the middle, with Carlos Correa and Jose Altive, which would seem to make Gurriel a fit at third. But highly touted shortstop prospect Alex Bregman is pressing for a call-up, and he too would seemingly command a spot on the left side of the infield.
It's certainly possible that Bregman will beat Gurriel to the majors, as he is obviously already in mid-season playing form. But if the two both vie for time this year, it seems that Gurriel will be the choice at third, as Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets that Houston sees him fitting at the hot corner. It's impossible to imagine the Astros dealing Correa or Alture, while Bregman would be untouchable for anything short of a top-end, controllable starter, so there seems to be a bit of a logjam here. Either the youngster or (perhaps more likely) the veteran Cuban could ultimately end up in the corner outfield whether this year or in the future.
Bonus points to the second article for the super accurate offensive prediction. It also stands to reason that a guy who profiles offensively like he does is not who you want as your long-term solution at 1b any more than the guy he replaced in 2016 (Marwin).Quote:
The veteran infielder, who can play second base and third base, projects to hit .285 with 15-18 home runs and 85 RBIs in the big leagues. He's been described as a more fluid and athletic Jeff Kent...Gurriel's immediate role on the Astros is a little bit unclear. Jose Altuve is entrenched at second base in Houston for years to come, and Alex Bregman, the club's top prospect, was just moved from shortstop to third base in the Minors in deference to current shortstop Carlos Correa, who is also not going anywhere. Many thought that Bregman would take over at third for Luis Valbuena, who is eligible for free agency this winter, in 2017. The signing of Gurriel clouds the picture a little bit, but it's possible the Astros see him as a super-utility type who could get regular at-bats filling in at third base, second base, and even left field.
For the most part, I agree with you.TREX01 said:
He only played in 36 games his rookie year. 7 of those at DH. So in his 29 other appearances he had 5 games when he manned 1B. My comment on revising history was making it sound like we had a group of all stars in front of him when in reality we had a bunch of question marks. The Astros did the right thing in putting together pieces that could possibly fit in multiple spots. All of it was pure speculation until he showed up and started hitting.