tjack16 said:W said:
in the last 2 weeks...
Correa and Tucker are pushing toward all-star game / all-star status.
while Yuli and Yordan are falling back
I wouldn't say Yordan is falling back. He's had the best 120 game start in mlb history in quite a few offensive categories.
EastCoastAgNc said:The Astros went 15-12 in May after going 14-12 in April.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) May 31, 2021
W said:
the Astros have also suffered two "displaced" or "out-of-body" series in which they were swept by bad teams.
those 2 series are still dragging down the overall record
W said:
that's when the manager starts drawing scrutiny.
it's not really a talent problem
RO519 said:
Our bullpen is how... We should have swept the Padres, but the pen let them score an ass ton of runs...
The team record in 1 and 2 run games was quoted yesterday and it's pretty awful. A lot of that boils down to the bullpen. Dusty seems to wave the white flag if it's tied late in game by putting in Raley or Smith who turn around and blow the game. Hopefully that will get better now that we're getting arms back.Farmer1906 said:
How is our record not better than it is? We have the best offense in baseball and starters just outside of elite.
Starters (all guys with 40+ IP)
Player - ERA / xERA / FIP / xFIP
Luis Garcia - 2.93 / 3.40 / 4.27 / 4.10
Lance McCullers - 2.96 / 3.53 / 3.83 / 3.84
Jose Urquidy - 3.02 / 3.26 / 3.65 / 4.32
Cristian Javier - 3.08 / 4.23 / 4.22 / 4.23
Zack Greinke - 3.67 / 3.53 / 3.81 / 3.99
TEAM - 3.45 (9th) - 6th in starters IP
Player - wRC+ (100+ PA)
Gurriel - 151
Alvarez - 144
Bregman - 142
Correa - 138
Altuve - 132
Brantley - 129
Tucker - 118
Diaz - 100
Straw - 76
Maldonado - 50
TEAM - 117 (1st)
Top five, runs per game:
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) June 1, 2021
HOU 5.36
LAD 5.22
BOS 5.08
TOR 5.02
TB 4.96
Bottom five:
PIT 3.36
NYM 3.55
DET 3.59
NYY 3.74
BAL 3.74
The Beef01 said:
...the truth is that Pressley made the pitches to finish the game off;
4-7 in 1 run gamesEastCoastAgNc said:The team record in 1 and 2 run games was quoted yesterday and it's pretty awful. A lot of that boils down to the bullpen. Dusty seems to wave the white flag if it's tied late in game by putting in Raley or Smith who turn around and blow the game. Hopefully that will get better now that we're getting arms back.Farmer1906 said:
How is our record not better than it is? We have the best offense in baseball and starters just outside of elite.
Starters (all guys with 40+ IP)
Player - ERA / xERA / FIP / xFIP
Luis Garcia - 2.93 / 3.40 / 4.27 / 4.10
Lance McCullers - 2.96 / 3.53 / 3.83 / 3.84
Jose Urquidy - 3.02 / 3.26 / 3.65 / 4.32
Cristian Javier - 3.08 / 4.23 / 4.22 / 4.23
Zack Greinke - 3.67 / 3.53 / 3.81 / 3.99
TEAM - 3.45 (9th) - 6th in starters IP
Player - wRC+ (100+ PA)
Gurriel - 151
Alvarez - 144
Bregman - 142
Correa - 138
Altuve - 132
Brantley - 129
Tucker - 118
Diaz - 100
Straw - 76
Maldonado - 50
TEAM - 117 (1st)
This was my point as well. Pressly got cute with Machado when he had 2 outs and gave them extra chances by walking him.Chrundle the Great said:The Beef01 said:
...the truth is that Pressley made the pitches to finish the game off;
I get your point, but Tatis shouldn't have even stepped up to the plate down 3 with 2 on and that was on Presley (gassed or not)
Edit to add: I agree with you on the last paragraph when healthy. We faced a top 5 Padres team at close to full strength, if we had our full lineup in place and rotation/bullpen settled like I think it will be 2 weeks from now we beat them.
Kyle Tucker is still the most unlucky hitter in baseball, and that's after he just slashed .296/.378/.561/.940 in May. pic.twitter.com/4KkmMrSOGS
— The Astros Locker (@TheAstrosLocker) June 1, 2021
bearkatag15 said:Kyle Tucker is still the most unlucky hitter in baseball, and that's after he just slashed .296/.378/.561/.940 in May. pic.twitter.com/4KkmMrSOGS
— The Astros Locker (@TheAstrosLocker) June 1, 2021
It's probably a combination of both. There are guys who are heavily shifted who still hit .280+. Heck, a couple of those guys are on the same team with Tuck.Frok said:bearkatag15 said:Kyle Tucker is still the most unlucky hitter in baseball, and that's after he just slashed .296/.378/.561/.940 in May. pic.twitter.com/4KkmMrSOGS
— The Astros Locker (@TheAstrosLocker) June 1, 2021
Is he unlucky or do teams just know where to place fielders based on his tendencies?
He's done a decent job of spraying the ball around this year. Sure, there are some clusters, but not too bad.Frok said:bearkatag15 said:Kyle Tucker is still the most unlucky hitter in baseball, and that's after he just slashed .296/.378/.561/.940 in May. pic.twitter.com/4KkmMrSOGS
— The Astros Locker (@TheAstrosLocker) June 1, 2021
Is he unlucky or do teams just know where to place fielders based on his tendencies?
Dusty Baker said on @SportsTalk790 that Yordan Alvarez and Yuli Gurriel are in the lineup today.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) June 1, 2021
Never really thought about that aspect of the shift of righty vs. lefty. Thought more about having to keep a first baseman close. Shift is definitely more detrimental to a lefty. And I may be completely off base here, but I feel like Altuve has enough bat control that he'd pull less if he were shifted in that same manner.Farmer1906 said:
Let's talk shift for a second. Guys like Tucker are heavily penalized with the shift. Sure, he pulls the ball ~32% of the time, but defenses can stick a guy into shallow right and throw him out. For righties, there is no such penalty. You stick a guy in shallow LF and he'll never throw you out at first. That is why no one gives a **** that Altuve (46.5%) & Bregman (46%) are dead pool hitters.
Ag_07 said:
Shifts also have everything to do with where a player is hitting groundballs.
A guy can spray the ball all over the park and be a gap to gap hitter but if a majority of his GBs are hit to a particular side then he'll be shifted that way.
I think Tucker fits this scenario.
Farmer1906 said:Ag_07 said:
Shifts also have everything to do with where a player is hitting groundballs.
A guy can spray the ball all over the park and be a gap to gap hitter but if a majority of his GBs are hit to a particular side then he'll be shifted that way.
I think Tucker fits this scenario.
That's a good point. I'll see if I can pull that later.
I'd love to see him lay down a bunt every once in a while (he had a perfect one in a spring game) just to get an easy knock and help his average but I understand batting 5th that's frowned upon.tjack16 said:
I think Tucker has run into bad luck, but also as it's been pointed out teams shift him very well. The more he drives hits opposite field, the more likely the shift will move and open some places for him to get the gaps in Right center
Luis Garcia's cutter has been nearly unhittable this year.
— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) June 1, 2021
He throws it 19% of the time and opponents are 3x37 (.081) against it. He also has 17 Ks off of his cutter, with a whiff rate of 52.6% (data per the Astros)
Man - with Urquidy, Framber, and Odo back, there is going to be a really tough decision with Garcia if LMJ comes back soon.YNWA_AG said:Luis Garcia's cutter has been nearly unhittable this year.
— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) June 1, 2021
He throws it 19% of the time and opponents are 3x37 (.081) against it. He also has 17 Ks off of his cutter, with a whiff rate of 52.6% (data per the Astros)