Servais was always a dick. I was hoping Lopez or Dusty planted one on his fat nose. Not a leader, acts like a fool.

Trevor Rosenthal’s showcase today:

Looked strong but not in pitching shape, cut bullpen short and did not speak to scouts after. Seemingly landed awkwardly on final pitch, which looked like a cramp, but unknown

Fastball: 95-96 mph
Slider: 83-84 mph
Changeup: 84-86 mph

— Pat Ragazzo (@ragazzoreport) June 7, 2022

I will say — Joe is always cordial and friendly and answers tough questions well, at least in my experience. We talked after the press conference and everything is good.

This exchange, though, does speak to the general state of things with this team right now.

— Sam Blum (@SamBlum3) June 7, 2022

Maddon and the local media sniping at each other

I still think bregman is way too bulky. He had a ton of injuries the last few years and just looks rigid out there

His first few seasons he was lean and moved effortlessly. Since he bulked up something seems off. I think he's carrying all that extra weight and it has maybe screwed with his mechanics/or his head?

Don't have the numbers to show it but I wonder if he was trying to turn into a power hitter and gotten too much away from a contact single and double guy first which I think is what makes him so effective when he's right; he isn't trying to knock the ball to mars every AB

Could be way off but it's a theory

Not a part of today's promotions, but Colin Barber's start to the season at High-A Asheville bears mentioning. He is slashing .328/.436/.520 in 149 plate appearances with 19 walks and 26 strikeouts.

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) June 7, 2022

texasaggie2015 said:

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helloimustbegoing said:

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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I will say — Joe is always cordial and friendly and answers tough questions well, at least in my experience. We talked after the press conference and everything is good.

This exchange, though, does speak to the general state of things with this team right now.

— Sam Blum (@SamBlum3) June 7, 2022

Maddon and the local media sniping at each other

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Sam Blum has no ****ing clue how to do his job. Go ask Joe the next day to talk to him in his office behind closed doors and clear the air. Don't post the whole exchange on Twitter like a whiny *****.

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His job is to report what Maddon says... he's doing his job. And doing it well by asking the hard questions many won't ask. I worked in media for quite some time and see nothing wrong here.

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The problem is putting it on Twitter and making himself part of the story. He's supposed to be the fans' eyes and ears, not the guy who's saying "Look at me!"

Yea, I think Bregman is a baseball rat and that's a big part of how he got this far. So his production probably marginally suffers every incremental minute he isn't able to spend fully immersed in baseball (relative to most players). No doubt that his time fully immersed in baseball is less than it was in 2019.

"What's up with Bregman?" seems to be the question everybody has been asking. I'm comparing his 2019 and 2022 stats, since we know he played through injury in 2021. His statcast data is almost all in line this year with 2019, aside from his sprint speed. So I dug deeper. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/JXNOkctU0a

— The Astros Locker (@TheAstrosLocker) June 7, 2022

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Journalism is a full-on "look at me" business these days

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I know it is but it doesn't make it right. I"ll leave it, back to Astro talk.

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What about shipping Bregs to MIN for Carlos to come back and play 3B?

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I'd do that in a heartbeat. Carlos would be an elite defensive 3B and is making more hard contact than AB this year. Sure Carlos prolly opts out but at this point we probably wished AB would too.

The Astros on Tuesday against Chris Flexen and the Mariners with Justin Verlander on the mound pic.twitter.com/QIkeTEkMzR

— Adam Spolane (@AdamSpolane) June 7, 2022

Verlander day! Tucker batting 5th. pic.twitter.com/CZbvKOmPkt

— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) June 7, 2022

texasaggie2015 said:

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"What's up with Bregman?" seems to be the question everybody has been asking. I'm comparing his 2019 and 2022 stats, since we know he played through injury in 2021. His statcast data is almost all in line this year with 2019, aside from his sprint speed. So I dug deeper. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/JXNOkctU0a

— The Astros Locker (@TheAstrosLocker) June 7, 2022

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He must read the board. I posted this a day or so ago.

I'll be in the Crawford Boxes tonight. Section 101 row 7

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All the talk and discussion about Yuli but I'm more concerned about Bregs.

Dude hasn't been good since 2019. Was really looking for him to take a big step and get back to MVP caliber wheelbarrow needing camera staring Bregs.

I don't know what's wrong with him but I'm worried that his earlier success was more the outlier.

Maybe I'm overreacting but he just looks like a completely different ball player. Seems like all he does now is get up in the box looking for walks and complaining about borderline strikes.

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Bregman is a victim of his previous good luck. 2019 was a bit of a fluke.

Compare 2019 to 2022
Exit Velo: 89.3 vs 89.3
Launch Angle: 19.6 vs 21.3
Barrel %: 2.9 vs 6.9
Hard Hit %: 38 vs 37.9
Sweet Spot %: 35.5 vs 31.7
xBA: .263 vs .256
xwOBA: .373 vs .354
xSLG: .453 vs .442

He's maybe slightly worse on these stats, but not 260 OPS points lower. You can look at ground balls, line drives, chase rate, zone%, etc and he's staying fairly consistent over the last 5 years.

A few things I noticed.
He's punished the fastball most of his career until 20 and 21. He's back to punishing the fastball again this year.
He is generally better vs lefties, which is common for righties. But this year he absolutely cannot hit lefties.
His sprint speed still sucks. All that offseason work and "feeling like a short stop again" crap has not equated to moving better.

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He's 2019 without Hrs. He would have had sub 30 HRs in 2019 in at least 10 different ballparks.

Anybody familiar with globe life that can tell me why same seats in left field are double the price as right field?

Former Astro Phil Nevin.

agproducer said:

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Former Astro Phil Nevin.

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Former Yankee too

EastCoastAgNc said:

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agproducer said:

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Former Astro Phil Nevin.

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Former Yankee too

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never a Yankee (or at least never played for the Yanks, was a coach). But did play for seven different organizations in the league.

If you can name them all consider yourself an MLB savant.