Lee isn't on the 40 man roster, so they need to clear a spot there.

Lance McCullers Jr. is throwing live BP with Matijevic, McCormick and the injured Michael Brantley facing him.

— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) July 1, 2022

Lee is slashing .226/.285/.704 with 10 homers and 40 RBIs in 248 at-bats. He has 73 strikeouts and 19 walks. https://t.co/RJet5YDim3

— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) July 1, 2022

Let's hope he hits better here

If he hits that well I would be ecstatic.

I bet Pedro starts in cf next year and Kory splits time w/Maldy.

Jeremy Peña has been cleared and in the Astros lineup.

— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) July 1, 2022

PEÑA BACK! pic.twitter.com/C0AMLaBS9k

— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) July 1, 2022

Yordan not back yet

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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Lee is slashing .226/.285/.704 with 10 homers and 40 RBIs in 248 at-bats. He has 73 strikeouts and 19 walks. https://t.co/RJet5YDim3

— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) July 1, 2022

Let's hope he hits better here

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Is slashing the correct term for that?

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It is if you're Jason Castro.

The Astros say Yordan Alvarez still not available to meet with the media. His status is TBD for tonight.

— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) July 1, 2022

It's ok yordan, the media gives me headaches too

Jeremy Peña says he’s ready to go after a scary collision with Alvarez on Wednesday in NY. pic.twitter.com/6J7jqtupZE

— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) July 1, 2022

shano0603 said:

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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Lee is slashing .226/.285/.704 with 10 homers and 40 RBIs in 248 at-bats. He has 73 strikeouts and 19 walks. https://t.co/RJet5YDim3

— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) July 1, 2022

Let's hope he hits better here

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Is slashing the correct term for that?

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If you compare it to our current catching lines it is

C Jason Castro has been placed on 10-day IL with left knee discomfort. LHP Blake Taylor has been moved to 60-day IL.

— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) July 1, 2022

There's the 40 man move

EastCoastAgNc said:

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C Jason Castro has been placed on 10-day IL with left knee discomfort. LHP Blake Taylor has been moved to 60-day IL.

— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) July 1, 2022

There's the 40 man move

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Running around all 4 bases in a slow trot is hard on old knees, especially when your not used to it

Korey Lee meets the media upon arrival at Minute Maid Park. pic.twitter.com/zaVJzix20D

— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) July 1, 2022

Siri is the one to trade because there are a lot of GM idiots out there who see his speed and his raw ability and are convinced they'll be the ones to turn him into the next 40/40 guy. Chas isn't that great, but he's not nearly as erratic as Siri. They both strike out a lot, but I feel like Chas would be a better guy at the plate when you need to move a runner or work a count.

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What has LMJ done to come back and be inserted as the #2?

Right now there's no question in my mind that JV is our #1 and Framber is #2. LMJ should insert behind Framber but one could even argue Javier is ahead of him.

To think Lance is just come back like old Lance and be able to both take on a workload and perform at a high level is wishful thinking.

Honestly I would put him the pen and begin his transformation to an elite BP arm. Doubt that happens but that's how would handle him.

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I tend to agree with this assessment. As much as I want LMJ to come back and be THE guy, he has to prove it first, and we may not even need him to the way the starters are performing currently. I would LOVE a scenario where the starters continue this performance through the end of the season, and we have LMJ as that lethal 2-3 inning relief guy out of the pen. Then re-assess going into next season with him joining the starting rotation.

Of course, all of this is subject to Click's plan for mid-season acquisitions/dealings if he decides to trade one of our extra arms

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Lance hasn't even proven he can be a starting pitcher for a full season. Let him prove that first before you start anointing him as the Ace.

I think it's probably smartest to ramp him up to where he can go 4+ IP in relief during the postseason.

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Well, technically all he did start a full season last year. He just didn't make it through the postseason.

But I think Siri has more value as a late defensive replacement or pinch runner in a playoff game.

Chas does nothing for me at all.

As long as we're talking just being a sub, replacement, 4/5th OFer on a playoff roster then give me Siri.

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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C Jason Castro has been placed on 10-day IL with left knee discomfort. LHP Blake Taylor has been moved to 60-day IL.

— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) July 1, 2022

There's the 40 man move

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Running around all 4 bases in a slow trot is hard on old knees, especially when your not used to it

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Bet he tweaked it when he uncharacteristically had to turn left at first base instead of right.

I'm appreciative of Castro and respect his professionalism over the years but now is the ideal time to go on a bow out and call it a career.

Come on out and announce that the knees just can't take it anymore and he's calling it quits.

Hell just move him to the 60 day IL and he can hang around in the dugout and help Lee.

This Lance Berkman story keeps getting better as it goes on 😂#MLBCentral | @markdero7 | @LaurenShehadi | @RoFlo | @USABaseball | @RiceBaseball pic.twitter.com/r6NsZF8GjW

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) July 1, 2022

This might be the funniest baseball story I've ever heard

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This Lance Berkman story keeps getting better as it goes on 😂#MLBCentral | @markdero7 | @LaurenShehadi | @RoFlo | @USABaseball | @RiceBaseball pic.twitter.com/r6NsZF8GjW

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) July 1, 2022

This might be the funniest baseball story I've ever heard

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I've heard that story before and it never gets old!

I had the wonderful luck to work at Rice in their SID office for my first job out of A&M, which happened to be the Berkman went nuclear on NCAA pitching, hitting .431 with 41 HR, 134 RBI, 109 runs scored, and a 1.032 SLG average. Mind you, that's 41 home runs in 63 games.

Lance would come into our office once in a while to do literally nothing but hang out and talk about baseball, because me and the other 2 assistants were all between 22-27 years old and talked about it all day long.

That was a job full of insane stories in a little less than one calendar year, including meeting Rick Majerus, Jerry Tarkanian, watching Fresno State shave points in men's basketball right in front of our eyes, and having our 18-year-old intern date Matt Maloney of the Rockets for a while, and watching Ken Hatfield eviscerate Rice's former SID for challenging him on how the cover of the damn media guide should look.

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I'm appreciative of Castro and respect his professionalism over the years but now is the ideal time to go on a bow out and call it a career.

Come on out and announce that the knees just can't take it anymore and he's calling it quits.

Hell just move him to the 60 day IL and he can hang around in the dugout and help Lee.

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Castro would be great in the postgame show next to Eschenfelder.