Lonestar_Ag09 said:

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It really doesn't matter what Julks is doing. He's going down when Brantley comes up in a week or two. Only way he stays is if they drop Salazar to keep him until Jose comes back and then Julks goes down.

There is nothing in the Astros or Dusty's history that would give reason to believe low man on the totem pole doesn't go down.

When we're back at full strength Dubon will go back to a rotation amongst infielders when they need off days. And the battle will continue for CF between Jake and Chaz which the latter better hurt and get healthy or Dusty will say I told you so and sit him with cause with the recent Meyers jolt

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• Dusty's friend (Lewis Brinson) told Dusty Julks was ready
• Based on the play & commentary, he's ahead of top prospects like Diaz in the pecking order.
• Dusty is giving him praise for picking things up quickly.
• Not trying to make more of this than it is, but Julks is black. Dusty hasn't hidden the fact he wants more US born black players in the game. "Hell yeah, it bothered me," Baker told the Clarion Ledger. "It bothers me every day, to see how small the numbers are of African Americans playing baseball."

texasaggie2015 said:

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A reminder that Julks is not a center fielder. He played more games at third base in the minors than center field.

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Ag_07 said:

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Trade him

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Lonestar_Ag09 said:

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**THIS IS NOT MY OPINION JUST AN OBSERVATION**

What leads you to believe Chas will replace Jake when he is healthy the way Jake is currently playing? What leads you to believe Dusty would immediately place Chas back in the starting lineup?

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Project Gemini said:

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Bannon, Salazar, and Hensley should go down

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Project Gemini said:

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Dubon plays mostly 2B and SS on days off for starters. Brantley doesn't see LF as much as you are assuming he does. Someone gets traded at some point. Not predictions, just my two cents.

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• Maurucio Dubon is tied for 23rd in runs scored with 16. Marcus Semien leads with 21.
• Dubon is tied for 16th in hits with 25. Ronald Acuna Jr. leads with 34.
• Dubon is tied for 13th with a .329 batting average. Luis Arraez is still hitting an ungodly .444 for Miami (32 for 72).
• Jeremy Pena is tied for 26th with 6 doubles. Nick Castellanos and Matt Chapman lead with 10 each.
• We don't have anyone who's hit a triple yet. Captain Caveman leads with 4.
• Yordan is tied for 8th with 6 home runs. Somehow Max Muncy has 11.
• Yordan is second in RBI with 27, one behind Adolis Garcia of Texas. King Tuck is tied for 19th with 17 RBI. With the season about 13.5% over, Yordan is on pace for 44 HR and 199 RBI despite hitting only .253. Tuck's on pace for a pedestrian 125 RBI.
• Tucker is tied for 37th with 41 total bases. Yordan is tied for 42nd with 40. Pete Alonso leads with 55.
• Alex Bregman is 4th in the majors with 17 walks. Juan Soto has 22 despite hitting .198. Man, I didn''t realize how much ass he was sucking so far this year until right now. Soto is 16 for 81 with 9 RBI and a .383 slugging percentage. Tuck is tied for 5th with 16 walks
• How about Jeremy Pena tied 10th in steals with 6, and Kyle Tucker tied for 12th with 5? Pena only had 11 steals all last year. What a difference 93 rule changes can make! Acuna leads the league with 12. I think he had 9 of those on Saturday night at the game I went to.
• King Tuck is 10th in OBP at .419. Arraez leads at .506.
• Tuck is 29th in slugging at .539 and Yordan is 31st at .533.
• Tuck is 17th in OPS at .959. Yordan is 28th at .900.
• Framber Valdez is tied for 13th in ERA at 2.25. Hunter Brown is 26th in ERA at 3.09 and Christian Javier is 29th at 3.21. Ohtani's ERA is 0.64 through 28 innings.
• Framber is tied for 10th in strikeouts with 34. DeGrom leads with 43.

redline248 said:

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Red Five said:

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redline248 said:

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tjack16 said:

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redline248 said:

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I think now is another good time to make the case for Tucker to leadoff.

.419 on base %
Doesn't strike out much (~18% of ABs)
Draws walks
Steals bases (5 steals, no caught)
Can slug the ball for immediate pressure, same as Altuve and Springer

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I'd rather tucker bat 2nd. He drives in so many runs and if Maldonado stays in the lineup then nobody would be on base for Kyle when he leads off.

I'd go Altuve, Tuck, Bregman, Yordan as my 1-4

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My desire for Tucker leading off is really just until Altuve comes back. Your point about Maldy is also valid, which is why this all pie in the sky scenario with me also wanting Diaz to take more ABs from him.

Ultimately, I want Tucker and Yordan hitting in the top 3, but I guess if we also want to maximize the RLRL Having Yordan bat 4th is a solid scenario.


BUUUUUT...as Farmer points out, as long as Dusty has control of the pencil Tucker is stuck with limited ABs.

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I know the answer to this is "Because Dusty," but does it really matter about alternating RL if Yordan murders left-handed pitching?

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Bruh, I am in the choir to which you are preaching. Give me Altuve, Tucker, Yordan when he's back.

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Beat40 said:

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redline248 said:

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Red Five said:

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redline248 said:

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tjack16 said:

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redline248 said:

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I think now is another good time to make the case for Tucker to leadoff.

.419 on base %
Doesn't strike out much (~18% of ABs)
Draws walks
Steals bases (5 steals, no caught)
Can slug the ball for immediate pressure, same as Altuve and Springer

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I'd rather tucker bat 2nd. He drives in so many runs and if Maldonado stays in the lineup then nobody would be on base for Kyle when he leads off.

I'd go Altuve, Tuck, Bregman, Yordan as my 1-4

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My desire for Tucker leading off is really just until Altuve comes back. Your point about Maldy is also valid, which is why this all pie in the sky scenario with me also wanting Diaz to take more ABs from him.

Ultimately, I want Tucker and Yordan hitting in the top 3, but I guess if we also want to maximize the RLRL Having Yordan bat 4th is a solid scenario.


BUUUUUT...as Farmer points out, as long as Dusty has control of the pencil Tucker is stuck with limited ABs.

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I know the answer to this is "Because Dusty," but does it really matter about alternating RL if Yordan murders left-handed pitching?

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Bruh, I am in the choir to which you are preaching. Give me Altuve, Tucker, Yordan when he's back.

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I'm going to get flammed for this, but give me Altuve, Tucker, Bregman, Yordan.

My case: Tucker and Bregman are both top 10 in actual walks right now. They are top 15 in BB% - Tucker is walking at a 17.1% rate and Bregman at 16.5%.

I know part the goal is to have Yordan bat in the 1st inning, but I think with an order of Altuve-Tucker-Bregman-Yordan, he'd still bat quite a bit in the 1st inning, and I think would actually increase his opportunities to be batting with men on base.

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CSWendt said:

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You know who else was a 2B who didn't walk much or hit for power early in their career? Jose Altuve

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