For as tough as this season has been we've played some good teams and are on pace to win 97 games, even though we're missing some good starters and Abreu is an anchor
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That has been a pleasant surprise after starting the season so cold...almost Abreu-like.Dies Irae said:
After last night's game Maldy is 295/380/477 for the month of May. Not bad, guy
https://theathletic.com/4542828/2023/05/23/kyle-tucker-defense-nosedive-astros/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983
Article from the Athletic about Kyle's shaky defense, currently the worst RF'er in the league. Very odd
Article from the Athletic about Kyle's shaky defense, currently the worst RF'er in the league. Very odd
A hit piece from Chandler Rome? I'm in absolute shock...Dies Irae said:
https://theathletic.com/4542828/2023/05/23/kyle-tucker-defense-nosedive-astros/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983
Article from the Athletic about Kyle's shaky defense, currently the worst RF'er in the league. Very odd
Things I didn’t think I’d utter in ‘23:
— RobnCypress(insert blue check here) (@robncypress) May 23, 2023
-You can’t afford to take Maldonado out of the lineup
-Dubón w/ a HR & 2 BB tonight
-Corey Julks is starting his 25th game
-Phil Maton has the lowest ERA among Astros relievers
-Jose Abreu can’t hit #Ready2Reign
pic.twitter.com/AGXWaaafNn
I agree with a lot of these. Diaz should play 1B a lot more.
TED has missed 2 plays he should have made and seems to be actually lollygagging (reaction and burst suck but the route is improved) some of the time. He's young and I don't think anything is physically wrong (no injuries) so it's just about being mentally focused. It's harder to repeat than to win 1. I think when the big moments come TED is going to make the play you need. He's just not going to kill himself in the 3rd inning of an early May game. As Cam would say, its a business decision.Dies Irae said:
https://theathletic.com/4542828/2023/05/23/kyle-tucker-defense-nosedive-astros/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983
Article from the Athletic about Kyle's shaky defense, currently the worst RF'er in the league. Very odd
Maldy's last 16 games - 153 wRC+
Maldy's first 19 games - 18 wRC+
For the season he is @ 81 wRC+. He has never played a full season at that level. The closest he came was 2020 (only 47 games) - 107, 2017 (52 games) - 97, and the longest he's gone with a >81 wRC+ is 2012 (78 games) - 97.
Maldy's first 19 games - 18 wRC+
For the season he is @ 81 wRC+. He has never played a full season at that level. The closest he came was 2020 (only 47 games) - 107, 2017 (52 games) - 97, and the longest he's gone with a >81 wRC+ is 2012 (78 games) - 97.
Maybe skinny Maldy is truly improved. But catching is physically demanding and I wish we were giving him more rest. I think it is amazing that our organization has been able to allow younger guys reps and seeing who is ready which has paid dividends in our ability to just restock when studs become free agents.Farmer1906 said:
Maldy's last 16 games - 153 wRC+
Maldy's first 19 games - 18 wRC+
For the season he is @ 81 wRC+. He has never played a full season at that level. The closest he came was 2020 (only 47 games) - 107, 2017 (52 games) - 97, and the longest he's gone with a >81 wRC+ is 2012 (78 games) - 97.
I will never understand why Diaz doesn't get the opportunity we have given Julks, Meyers, Dubon (2022), Siri, Straw. It just comes off as favoritism by the person who shall not be named making the lineup.
Admittedly, I've had to eat a lot of crow this season. I was ready to give up on Dubon and Meyers. So far, they have both proven me very wrong (especially Dubon). I also had much higher expectations for Hensley. He may end up being ok, but man he has looked lost so far. Hopefully he figures something out in Sugarland.bearkatag15 said:Things I didn’t think I’d utter in ‘23:
— RobnCypress(insert blue check here) (@robncypress) May 23, 2023
-You can’t afford to take Maldonado out of the lineup
-Dubón w/ a HR & 2 BB tonight
-Corey Julks is starting his 25th game
-Phil Maton has the lowest ERA among Astros relievers
-Jose Abreu can’t hit #Ready2Reign
pic.twitter.com/AGXWaaafNn
I agree with a lot of these. Diaz should play 1B a lot more.
Like everyone here I was very happy with the Abreu signing. I wanted either him or Rizzo. Obviously he's been extremely disappointing so far. His swing/approach looks completely ****ed up and honestly I have a hard time seeing a fix (at least to the point where he deserves to be in the top part of the lineup). But...I'm rooting for him, he seems like a good guy.
Jake is starting to look more like he did pre-injury. Which is what I've been wanting to see happen because I had high hopes for him back in '21.
We truly have an abundance of riches with Chas, Jake, Dubon, Altuve
We truly have an abundance of riches with Chas, Jake, Dubon, Altuve
Tuesday morning props for the Cuban dreamcrusher.
good. we need them to keep producing and one be ready to be traded.All I do is Nguyen said:
Jake is starting to look more like he did pre-injury. Which is what I've been wanting to see happen because I had high hopes for him back in '21.
We truly have an abundance of riches with Chas, Jake
Good morning to everyone but Milwaukee, #ThisIsMyCrew fans & something called a @Travis_Sawchik. I realize I’m giving this hack the attention he wanted, but on what planet have the @astros begun any sort of “initial descent”? Just ask the @Brewers.#Ready2Reign🤘🏼🔥#ad @CramCrew pic.twitter.com/8lWbZabUtq
— Adam Clanton (@adamclanton) May 23, 2023
Milwaukee may never recover from this
Yordan is making a solid case for MVP. its still too early to really know, but he's in the mix with Judge, Ohtani, Diaz, Semien, & Arozarena.
BA: 7th (.304)
OBP: 6th (.399)
SLG: 2nd (.616)
OPS: 3rd (1.015)
wOBA: 3rd (.426)
wRC+: 3rd (176)
WAR: 7th (2.0)
HR: 5th (12)
Runs: 13th (29)
RBI: 2nd (49)
BA: 7th (.304)
OBP: 6th (.399)
SLG: 2nd (.616)
OPS: 3rd (1.015)
wOBA: 3rd (.426)
wRC+: 3rd (176)
WAR: 7th (2.0)
HR: 5th (12)
Runs: 13th (29)
RBI: 2nd (49)
Why would you want to trade either?gigemJTH12 said:good. we need them to keep producing and one be ready to be traded.All I do is Nguyen said:
Jake is starting to look more like he did pre-injury. Which is what I've been wanting to see happen because I had high hopes for him back in '21.
We truly have an abundance of riches with Chas, Jake
Maybe Julks is being fattened up to dangle for a SP.
Speaking of descent, I think this Yordong from the World Series still hasn't come back down.
because we'll need SP and we have the outfielders to backfillFarmer1906 said:Why would you want to trade either?gigemJTH12 said:good. we need them to keep producing and one be ready to be traded.All I do is Nguyen said:
Jake is starting to look more like he did pre-injury. Which is what I've been wanting to see happen because I had high hopes for him back in '21.
We truly have an abundance of riches with Chas, Jake
That's what i am saying. Could Chas/Jake move to LF if we can;t re-sign Tucker?Farmer1906 said:Why would you want to trade either?gigemJTH12 said:good. we need them to keep producing and one be ready to be traded.All I do is Nguyen said:
Jake is starting to look more like he did pre-injury. Which is what I've been wanting to see happen because I had high hopes for him back in '21.
We truly have an abundance of riches with Chas, Jake
Who?
apparently...Philly fans have turned on Trea Turner and his .693 OPS
booed him the last two nights
in year one...just year 1 of his 11-year contract
who could have seen this coming
booed him the last two nights
in year one...just year 1 of his 11-year contract
who could have seen this coming
shoot, if they retain 30% of Turner's salary, I'll trade them Abreu.W said:
apparently...Philly fans have turned on Trea Turner and his .693 OPS
booed him the last two nights
in year one...just year 1 of his 11-year contract
who could have seen this coming
All Below Avg Team
1st - Abreu (52 wRC+)
2nd - Gimenez (75)
SS - Correa (93) or Turner (85)
3rd - Machado (81)
LF - Marte (88)
CF - Chisholhm Jr (91)
RF - Springer (87)
1st - Abreu (52 wRC+)
2nd - Gimenez (75)
SS - Correa (93) or Turner (85)
3rd - Machado (81)
LF - Marte (88)
CF - Chisholhm Jr (91)
RF - Springer (87)
I guess "the bank" is as scary for Philly players as it is for visiting players.W said:
apparently...Philly fans have turned on Trea Turner and his .693 OPS
booed him the last two nights
in year one...just year 1 of his 11-year contract
who could have seen this coming
You left off C so I'll add two possibilities
1. Christian Vazquez (63)
1A. Austin Nola (44)
1. Christian Vazquez (63)
1A. Austin Nola (44)
Farmer1906 said:
All Below Avg Team
1st - Abreu (52 wRC+)
2nd - Gimenez (75)
SS - Correa (93) or Turner (85)
3rd - Machado (81)
LF - Marte (88)
CF - Chisholhm Jr (91)
RF - Springer (87)
Damnation, Abreu even sticks out on the flame train. Yikes.
I love Texas Aggie sports, but I love Texas A&M more.
I did because the average catcher is usually in the 80s. Guys like Vazquez are fairly average.
I was looking at the statcast data rankings and where Captain Lou ranked. As expected he's bad. But in doing that I found maybe the weirdest stat measure ever.
Jean Segura has the lowest average launch angle of all qualified batters. His is -0.6.
He is the only player with a negative LA.
Jean Segura has the lowest average launch angle of all qualified batters. His is -0.6.
He is the only player with a negative LA.
As much crap as we give Dusty, Correa is currently batting 2nd for the Twinkies and Springer is still leading off for Toronto. It's still not as egregious as Abreu batting cleanup but just thought I would point it out in the interest of fairness.Farmer1906 said:
All Below Avg Team
1st - Abreu (52 wRC+)
2nd - Gimenez (75)
SS - Correa (93) or Turner (85)
3rd - Machado (81)
LF - Marte (88)
CF - Chisholhm Jr (91)
RF - Springer (87)
Also, Gimenez is batting 5th, Turner is still leading off, Machado on the IL but was batting 3rd, Marte batting 6th, Chisholhm's last game was May 13th where he led off.
In conclusion, only the Mets have their below AVG player towards the bottom of the lineup batting 6th. I think Dusty should at least consider matching that with Abreu as batting him 7th or later might be considered a slap in the face (although he's a big boy and should be able to handle it).
W said:
apparently...Philly fans have turned on Trea Turner and his .693 OPS
booed him the last two nights
in year one...just year 1 of his 11-year contract
who could have seen this coming
Not too different than Cole's story with the stankees.
Fair point, but there are levels to things. Being 5-15% below avg is one thing, but Abreu is 48% below league average. That's staggering.
If Abreu was just hitting his weight and matching Maldy for homers, we'd be something like 40-7 right now. Absolutely dominating.
And that shouldn't be much to ask from your $20M clean up hitter.
Some league wide rankings for Abreu, based on all qualified hitters in MLB
wRC+ 3rd worst
fWAR dead ass last
wOBA 2nd worst
xwOBA 6th worst
SLG 2nd worst
ETA he has the 8th highest soft hit % and 6th lowest hard hit %
The argument isn't "whether or not he should be batting 4th, 5th or 7th" but ""whether or not he should even be playing".
wRC+ 3rd worst
fWAR dead ass last
wOBA 2nd worst
xwOBA 6th worst
SLG 2nd worst
ETA he has the 8th highest soft hit % and 6th lowest hard hit %
The argument isn't "whether or not he should be batting 4th, 5th or 7th" but ""whether or not he should even be playing".
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