***** 2023 Houston Astros Season Thread *****

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Johnsy3
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In reply to Farmer1906 • 12:20p, 4/8/23
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Farmer1906 said:
I hate Dusty's reasoning. He's be better off not sharing it IMO.


He gets sooo close and then makes the wrong decision. I know we're all keyboard warriors here, but how easy is it to construct a lineup with these facts:

Dusty likes alternating R/L
We all went Yordan to bat in the top 3
Yordan, Tucker, Abreu, and Bregman are our best bats.

So, put that together and you get this:
Tucker
Bregman
Yordan
Abreu
Fill out the rest

Tucker is like Springer leading off - draws walks, has pop, is speedy, and he gets more at bats in a game
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In reply to Lonestar_Ag09 • 12:35p, 4/8/23
Lonestar_Ag09 said:
What does Bagwell have to do with anything? Plus that's basically the belief of all MLB. Heck most guys if they can hit are moved away from C to preserve them for longevity.
He was our de facto GM this offseason and we were content to ride with machete.
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In reply to BMX Bandit • 12:38p, 4/8/23
BMX Bandit said:
Bagwell is not the only one in major league baseball that feels that way. I personally disagree, but it's not like he has some crazy theory in that regard.

Do you think they're gonna go out and sign a great hitting catcher this off-season
I suspect they do something. Machete is so old for a catcher he literally might have to be wheeled out there next year. A trade seems more likely than a free agent. Vazquez was a better option this past offseason than anyone we could get after this season.
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12:40p, 4/8/23
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How does batting 2nd protect a players legs over batting 1st?

Dusty just making sh-t up
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In reply to MaxPower • 12:42p, 4/8/23
MaxPower said:
Lonestar_Ag09 said:
What does Bagwell have to do with anything? Plus that's basically the belief of all MLB. Heck most guys if they can hit are moved away from C to preserve them for longevity.
He was our de facto GM this offseason and we were content to ride with machete.

I wouldn't be so upset about that decision if they were going to actually platoon our new guys to get experience and hopefully alleviate fatigue on Maldy

But it seems like that's not what's happening, and we will be forced to patch in a backup Catcher through the trade market before the deadline

So why didn't we just go and get Vasquez again??
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In reply to redline248 • 12:43p, 4/8/23
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redline248 said:
How does batting 2nd protect a players legs over batting 1st?

Dusty just making sh-t up


You didn't know? The farther down in the lineup you are, you don't have to give as much of an effort running around the bases
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12:45p, 4/8/23
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it's tricky dealing with older players.

like we saw with Yuli...the decline can happen very fast
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12:54p, 4/8/23
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To me, I think it's smart to move Pena around. With Altuve and Brantley coming back, we have no idea where Pena would hit in the lineup.

Shuffling him around a bit can help determine where he's comfortable and where a consistent spot for him is when we are fully healthy
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In reply to tjack16 • 12:59p, 4/8/23
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tjack16 said:
To me, I think it's smart to move Pena around. With Altuve and Brantley coming back, we have no idea where Pena would hit in the lineup.

Shuffling him around a bit can help determine where he's comfortable and where a consistent spot for him is when we are fully healthy


Assuming Brantley is back to his normal self, I think it's fairly obvious Pena should be in 7-8-9 range.
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1:02p, 4/8/23
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1:14p, 4/8/23
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Chas got quite a few fastballs in his AB
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In reply to W • 1:15p, 4/8/23
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Is that a good or bad thing?
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1:17p, 4/8/23
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resulted in a K
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In reply to W • 1:25p, 4/8/23
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So same as usual for the #1 spot this season
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1:29p, 4/8/23
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whoa, Abreu K's on a pitch clock violation
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1:29p, 4/8/23
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Tucker hustles for a 3-ft single
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In reply to W • 1:30p, 4/8/23
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W said:
Tucker hustles for a 3-ft single


That's a generous characterization
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In reply to Farmer1906 • 1:32p, 4/8/23
Farmer1906 said:
tjack16 said:
To me, I think it's smart to move Pena around. With Altuve and Brantley coming back, we have no idea where Pena would hit in the lineup.

Shuffling him around a bit can help determine where he's comfortable and where a consistent spot for him is when we are fully healthy


Assuming Brantley is back to his normal self, I think it's fairly obvious Pena should be in 7-8-9 range.
For sure. When we are fully healthy, he's not among the top 6 hitters.

But I expect to see Dusty batting him 2nd.
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1:32p, 4/8/23
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Pena staring at one right down the plate
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1:34p, 4/8/23
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Astros continuing to strike out a bunch

swinging, looking, and timer in the inning
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In reply to wangus12 • 1:38p, 4/8/23
wangus12 said:
Pena staring at one right down the plate


He's lost at the plate right now.
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1:40p, 4/8/23
This is just depressing man.
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1:40p, 4/8/23
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1:40p, 4/8/23
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ouch, Farmer connects
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1:41p, 4/8/23
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Welp...
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1:41p, 4/8/23
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Sucks feeling that a 3 run deficit in the 2nd is too much.
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1:42p, 4/8/23
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AL central is a juggernaut I guess
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In reply to The Porkchop Express • 1:42p, 4/8/23
The Porkchop Express said:
As much as we're missing Altuve and Uncle Mike, this team is really missing knowing Justin Verlander is going to get the ball every 5 days and wreck shop. I realize he's hurt for the Mets, but that feels more like the most palpable missing piece for me so far in '23.
I agree that we are missing "that guy" but IMO both Framber and Javier are going to fill that role. How frustrating would it be to have all of these injuries plus spending all that money on an injured Verlander?

We'll see what he looks like when he comes back and who knows if it was even possible to get him back, but I think we dodged a huge bullet with him.

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1:43p, 4/8/23
Have we even had 3 hits in a row yet this year?
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In reply to W • 1:44p, 4/8/23
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W said:
ouch, Farmer connects


****ing Farmer
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1:45p, 4/8/23
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Looks like another dose of high strikeouts and few hits. I'm not overly confident in them treading water until June at this point.
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In reply to Boiling Denim • 1:45p, 4/8/23
Boiling Denim said:
Have we even had 3 hits in a row yet this year?
Hard to do when you typically only have 5 or 6 major league hitters in the lineup.
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In reply to tjack16 • 1:46p, 4/8/23
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tjack16 said:
AL central is a juggernaut I guess


It's not the AL Central. Who is the common denominator?
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1:46p, 4/8/23
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Does it seem like the whole team is completely lacking any energy? There doesn't seem to be any sense of urgency.
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1:49p, 4/8/23
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Correa runs on Meyers arm...

and gets thrown out
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