Watch - our series win and potential sweep will get the Rangers hot on the trade market. I think they'll probably try to get a top-level SP and definitely some bullpen help. Snell and Hader??

I think it's obvious, especially after Maldy FINALLY did something that Diaz is going to get the shaft. Yordan gets DH (and pouts about it, which he has every right to do btw), Julks gets LF and Diaz grabs the pine.

That all being said with Yordan and Altuve in the lineup having Maldy in the lineup doesn't hurt as much and who knows, maybe he's about to go on a streak.

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New ballpark, same results for Jon Singleton! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/qWV8oI0xtT

— Sugar Land Space Cowboys (@SLSpaceCowboys) July 26, 2023

Put him on the 40 man and CALL HIM UP

I'd be fine with DFA'ing about 3 guys on the 40 man to make room for him.

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Agreed. Nothing to lose considering our current bench.

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I'd DFA Gage, Bannon, or Peredes in order to get a hot lefty power bat right now

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tjack16 said:

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New ballpark, same results for Jon Singleton! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/qWV8oI0xtT

— Sugar Land Space Cowboys (@SLSpaceCowboys) July 26, 2023

Put him on the 40 man and CALL HIM UP

I'd be fine with DFA'ing about 3 guys on the 40 man to make room for him.

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Agreed. Nothing to lose considering our current bench.

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I'd DFA Gage, Bannon, or Peredes in order to get a hot lefty power bat right now

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Or Bligh Madris who hasn't much of anything and was supposed to be our power LH bat off the bench.

Seriously...Madris has no business on this roster and I'd rather that spot go to getting a look at someone who may have something to offer.

But also maybe they want Singleton to keep mashing in AAA so his trade value increases rather than have him rot on the bench as a PHer with very few opportunities. And no I'm not talking about a trade that would center around JS but more as a throw in piece that a team may be interested in enough and could push a deal across the finish line.

Ketch has been all over him. I like it a lot.

with regard to Julks...

besides being on an 0 for 20 streak...he's lost the power he displayed earlier in the season.

19 x-base hits in 271 at-bats. Only 3 x-base hits in July. Slugging % down to .373.

he hits a lot of fly balls and line drives to outfielder depth...which are outs in MLB.

struggling to drive the ball over their heads (like Chas does) or over the wall

Any update on Uncle Mikes status?

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As much as I b**** about our shortcomings at times throughout this season, it is pretty amazing that we are a game out of the division lead with all the s*** we have had to endure in regards to numerous injuries and incompetent management. Now, we are on the cusp of getting The Goat, Air Yordan, and Urkeeding back to get hot at the right time.

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If you look at run differential we've been very lucky to be where we are right now considering the slew of injuries we've faced. Now if we can just keep everyone relatively healthy for this stretch run it could be VERY fun.

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As much as I b**** about our shortcomings at times throughout this season, it is pretty amazing that we are a game out of the division lead with all the s*** we have had to endure in regards to numerous injuries and incompetent management. Now, we are on the cusp of getting The Goat, Air Yordan, and Urkeeding back to get hot at the right time.

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If you look at run differential we've been very lucky to be where we are right now considering the slew of injuries we've faced. Now if we can just keep everyone relatively healthy for this stretch run it could be VERY fun.

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Baltimore's run differential is worse than Houston's despite four more wins. Baseball is weird this year.

Last nights sac fly was very encouraging at least, he drove that pitch in to the out of town scoreboard jank noodle arm guy just made a great catch.

Thought I heard Blum and TK mention we lead the AL in unearned runs allowed. Not great news if you are trying to keep that run differential respectful.

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Thought I heard Blum and TK mention we lead the AL in unearned runs allowed. Not great news if you are trying to keep that run differential respectful.

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Defense has been terrible this year

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Thought I heard Blum and TK mention we lead the AL in unearned runs allowed. Not great news if you are trying to keep that run differential respectful.

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Defense has been terrible this year

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Lolligaggers.

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CFTXAG10 said:

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Thought I heard Blum and TK mention we lead the AL in unearned runs allowed. Not great news if you are trying to keep that run differential respectful.

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Defense has been terrible this year

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Lolligaggers.

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Abreu, Myers and Pena have had a rough year defensively.

Well pena is just inconsistent because he has had great moments.

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Thought I heard Blum and TK mention we lead the AL in unearned runs allowed. Not great news if you are trying to keep that run differential respectful.

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45 unearned runs so far.

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Thought I heard Blum and TK mention we lead the AL in unearned runs allowed. Not great news if you are trying to keep that run differential respectful.

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Defense has been terrible this year

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Lolligaggers.

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Abreu, Myers and Pena have had a rough year defensively.

Well pena is just inconsistent because he has had great moments.

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Those errors have snowballed at times, too, with multiple runs scoring afterwards. Bielak gave up 5 or 6 runs but only 3 were earned. I'd have to look it up, but I would not expect our relievers to be leading the league in inherited runners stranded- earned or otherwise.

Rays looking at add.

The #Rays are one of 10 teams on Lynn’s no-trade list but has informed the White Sox he will waive it for chance to be with Rays https://t.co/TssSAW3AU7

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) July 26, 2023

I need some trade movement... my refresh button is getting worn out...

I honestly don't expect anything until within 24-48 hours of a the deadline. I would be pleasantly surprised to see a deal done over the next couple days.

ESPN does an entire article on the trade deadline. We don't need anyone apparently.


Ten smaller trade deadline deals that could make a big impact for contenders (Athletic)

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Astros get Michael Lorenzen
The co-creator of Stuff+, Max Bay, now works for the Astros. In a possibly related matter, the Astros have the best Stuff+ in baseball.

Lorenzen does not have the best Stuff+ on the market. That belongs (of course) to Shohei Ohtani. He also doesn't have the second-best. That's Dylan Cease. In fact, he's not in the top five of this handy chart created by throwing most of the starting pitchers on Jim Bowden's available list onto a custom leaderboard on FanGraphs. What you might notice is that Lorenzen is one of eight starters with above-average stuff that's available this deadline, and as a rental without a long track record, he has to be one of the cheaper gets on the list.
He has sneakily good stuff thanks to a sweeper he added in 2022.

But he also throws five or six other pitches that are all close to league-average by Stuff+. That represents an opportunity to tweak a pitch or the mix to coax more strikeouts out of the 31-year-old righty. An added benefit is that he has experience in the pen and the rotation, and could easily be a big glue guy for them in the postseason.

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Astros Linked to Rockies All Star

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One player who could help the Astros at the first base position is Colorado Rockies and 2022 All-Star C.J. Cron. The first baseman was linked as a potential trade fit for Houston by MLB.com's Mark Feinsand.

"One of the Rockies' four remaining impending free agents likely to move this week (the Rockies already dealt righty Pierce Johnson to the Braves), Cron has 11 home runs and a .779 OPS in 53 games this season," writes Feinsand. "The 33-year-old is owed a little less than $2.5 million in the final year of his current contract and ranks in the top 10 percent of the league in barrel percentage and xSLG, showing he can still do damage at the plate while providing good defense at first base."

Cron would be an upgrade both offensively and defensively for the Astros and could be had at a fair price considering his agent and impending free agent status at the end of the season.

The only issue is, Cron is not a versatile type of player. He can play first base and he can fill in at the designated hitter spot. That's it.

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If we go Lorenzen, Bummer, & Choi (my pick) then I would say we did exactly what we needed and didn't give up any major prospects.

I mean it's not wasting, the magic genie is probably the only way we're ever winning a championship in basketball.