Radio just said Baker giving Yordan a day off because he's lost at the plate right now. Please tell me that's not true. He didn't say that, right?

CFTXAG10 said:

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Radio just said Baker giving Yordan a day off because he's lost at the plate right now. Please tell me that's not true. He didn't say that, right?

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He's currently in an 0-10 slump.

TEN WHOLE AT BATS?!

WE HAVE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT SOMETHING!

mAgnoliAg said:

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**** off day for Yordan the one game I actually go to

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How can you complain about getting to see Biggio-Bagwell 2.0 hitting back to back?

Farmer1906 said:

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TEN WHOLE AT BATS?!

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This was my beef with the comment. It's 10 at bats. But please let's throw Straw and McCormick in the lineup together. Sounds great.

Did someone actually hear Dusty say that in context, or are we just being the neighborhood sewing circle?

Trevor Bauer is pitching at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday - https://t.co/lunxYiM5eO

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) May 23, 2021

Dusty Baker said Yordan Alvarez "is a little bit lost right now" and "in a funk," which is why he's not in the lineup today.

"This is a work day. We have to get him right."

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) May 23, 2021

He actually said that. Sounds like they are opting to work him in the cage to figure out what's wrong rather than putting him in the lineup.

Maybe Dusty needs a day off to go tweak his situational decision-making

James Click said the current schedule is for José Urquidy to go pitch for Double-A Corpus Christi on Wednesday. It's possible he could need only one rehab start, Click said.

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) May 23, 2021

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— 🤍🌻Peyton Storm🌻🤍 (@peyton_storm) May 23, 2021

This is the biggest copout I've ever seen. "Yeah our bullpen sucks, but we're not gonna do anything about it." I miss lunhow. Something tells me click isn't gonna do anything at the deadline because he's too afraid to spend daddy's money.

I hear what you're saying, but wasn't the FO saying very similar type things before trading for JV? I could be mistaken because it's been a while.

Get a W today. Rest a day. Then beat some Dodgers asses.

What do you think Jeff would do? We have 4 guys we're going to add. It'll go a long way.

I actually think Garcia to the pen could solve multiple issues and isn't some minor move. would stick him in the stopper or holder role immediately. Doesn't have control issues and pounds the zone.

I don't have a problem using abreau, parades or stanek in middle relief...I just have a problem using these guys in tight and very late in ball games because all they do is issue free base on balls constantly.

Stanek more than the others I think is correctable and just a few bad outings strung together. The other guys are young and zero clue where any pitch is going and do nothing but try to blow the doors off every batter and over throw instead of locating.

Once framber and urquidy is back you will have 2 options to move to the pen - odorrizi or Javier. Either of these arms would be a clear upgrade over 95% of the people we are daily trotting out there.

We are over using a lot of guys right as we don't have great options currently...in the next 14 days that will drastically change

Do not care for those baby blue Rangers uniforms.

Ok the concourses are pretty nice here, and obviously Texas live outside is very impressive but outside is still ugly

Cromagnum said:

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Do not care for those baby blue Rangers uniforms.

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I like Powder blue. I just don't like the hats.

Good lord. I blinked and this half was over.

Well that half inning was ... quick

Framber, Jake, and Urquidy are starters. That doesn't matter. Who knows what will get from Baez, he seems to be an injury case. Taylor is inconsistent. I doubt we'll ever see Austin Pruitt. Josh James is gas can Gregerson all over again. Garcia and Javier, if they move to the bullpen, they are long relief options, but we don't necessarily need long relief. We need short relief, leverage guys, kinda like what Joe Smith and Will Harris were in 2019. We are backed in a corner having to use a bunch of rookies with ticking service clocks who seen to have serious issues with control. That might work at the minor league level where hitters well saying at most anything, but it will not cut it in the majors.

What a concept. Throw strikes and good things happen!

tjack16 said:

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What a concept. Throw strikes and good things happen!

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I find our younguns' lack of control disturbing. /Vader

bullard21k said:

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I actually think Garcia to the pen could solve multiple issues and isn't some minor move. would stick him in the stopper or holder role immediately. Doesn't have control issues and pounds the zone.

I don't have a problem using abreau, parades or stanek in middle relief...I just have a problem using these guys in tight and very late in ball games because all they do is issue free base on balls constantly.

Stanek more than the others I think is correctable and just a few bad outings strung together. The other guys are young and zero clue where any pitch is going and do nothing but try to blow the doors off every batter and over throw instead of locating.

Once framber and urquidy is back you will have 2 options to move to the pen - odorrizi or Javier. Either of these arms would be a clear upgrade over 95% of the people we are daily trotting out there.

We are over using a lot of guys right as we don't have great options currently...in the next 14 days that will drastically change

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Agreed on almost all fronts. I have a longer bullpen post in the works but waiting til the off day tomorrow.

EastCoastAgNc said:

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Framber, Jake, and Urquidy are starters. That doesn't matter. Who knows what will get from Baez, he seems to be an injury case. Taylor is inconsistent. I doubt we'll ever see Austin Pruitt. Josh James is gas can Gregerson all over again. Garcia and Javier, if they move to the bullpen, they are long relief options, but we don't necessarily need long relief. We need short relief, leverage guys, kinda like what Joe Smith and Will Harris were in 2019. We are backed in a corner having to use a bunch of rookies with ticking service clocks who seen to have serious issues with control. That might work at the minor league level where hitters well saying at most anything, but it will not cut it in the majors.

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I see no issue with pitching both Javier and Garcia in short relief. They both seem to have the right demeanor, command and stuff to handle it.

Wtf was that ....

Wow

This has losing 9 out of 10 vibes coming to it with who we play this week and next.

Blake Taylor will get "three or four" rehab outings at Triple-A Sugar Land, James Click said on the Astros' pregame radio show.

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) May 23, 2021

One other note I missed from clicks interview

C'mon, blue. You didn't need a make-up call there.

mwm said:

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C'mon, blue. You didn't need a make-up call there.

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I missed it. What happened that would require a make up call?