Probably not but I think he was out.

Making their bullpen look all-world. Ok Pressley, please no drama and let's get the W.

Pressly to close

Never gets old

Is it safe to say Pressly is the best reliever in Astros history?

He's just so consistently good and has been ever since he came here

Beau Holder said:

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Makes it look so effortless when he's on. So glad we have him.

But better than Billy Wagner?

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Maybe I was too young at the time and I'm not remembering things correctly but I thought Wagner got shelled whenever it came playoff time

Pressly has very rare bad outings and generally when he comes in it's pretty much a lock

Faustus said:

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Wagner's stats look better for much longer.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wagnebi02.shtml

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pressry01.shtml

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How was his playoff performance?

Wagner could be like James Harden in the playoffs and it wouldn't change the fact that he was the better player as their careers stand now.

There'd just be the same caveat that our two HOFs also carry.

This is rich

Fernando Tatis Jr. goes WAY deep a few innings after Yankees fans were chanting "steroids" pic.twitter.com/nvvATUqdfW

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) May 27, 2023

Wabs said:

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This is rich

Fernando Tatis Jr. goes WAY deep a few innings after Yankees fans were chanting "steroids" pic.twitter.com/nvvATUqdfW

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) May 27, 2023

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I noticed Odor's dumbass was the first out of the dugout to celebrate.

heavens11 said:

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Abreu is such a zero right now

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He's got a little work to do to get to zero.

Ag_07 said:

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FWIW...I'm convinced Wagner isn't in the HOF because of Mariano Rivera.

He was so dominant and given the media platform that not many can name another closer during that time period.

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I think he will get in

Frok said:

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I'm concerned about the Astros offense. They stink two months in. Once again pitching is keeping them in it.

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We've still got AAAA players at 3 positions, Abreu and usually Maldonado. Toss in Bregman and his sub 700 OPS and it's a wonder we are doing as well as he is.

Big props to Meyers who is included in those AAAA players but is actually putting out

Fewest runs per game since 2015. It's getting time to accept what they are instead of what they were expected to be. Brantley is not coming back, either, so this is what you have.

After watching Sugar Land this week, there's no help coming from there this season.

Good news is the Astros have very good pitching and that plays in the postseason.

Marvin said:

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Fewest runs per game since 2015. It's getting time to accept what they are instead of what they were expected to be. Brantley is not coming back, either, so this is what you have.

After watching Sugar Land this week, there's no help coming from there this season.

Good news is the Astros have very good pitching and that plays in the postseason.

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Yeah, I can't help but feel that the window is closing and will soon be closed. The pipeline is fairly empty, and we have some albatross contracts (Abreu/Montero/McCullers at 34 million) that will prohibit us from getting any big talent while we still have Framber and Tucker.

But there are some bright spots: Alvarez and Javier contracts are great, Hunter Brown looks like an ace, and Julks and Meyers look like future contributors.

Remember in 2020 Garcia can up from single A. I'm open to either bringing up Dezenzo to play 1B or Gilbert and having Tucker work a few games at 1B a week. Probably makes sense to let those guys have regular ABs through June and reassess at some point in July.

A real frustration I have with the org is how we have moved away from position flexibility. In 2017 we had guys who could play all over to try to work matchups. Now we have 8 guys who just play their spots and then a traditional utility IF and 4th OF. That's something we need to bring back in the future.

No one of those three contracts is an albatross but the combination is awful. Abreu also sends the wrong message to Tucker. We won't give him 10 years but will throw 3 years down the drain on a 36 year old that isn't even "your" guy. It's hard to argue your fiscal responsibilities in that situation.