We have hit 1 homerun, and are like 4 for 30 with risp.
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tjack16 said:Beau Holder said:
Do we need to wait that long? Nothing has changed.
Yeah… the offense is what worries me dating back to last August. A 1 or 2 run deficit feels insurmountable
The offense was ridiculously good in August.
tjack16 said:KC_Ag14 said:
Was just trying to bring some levity to what is, yes, not an ideal start. I'm just not going to get as worked up as y'all on March 30th. Knock yourselves out. Go Stros
Well, I pretty much agree with you that there is too much season left to panic. I think it is worth noting that there are a lot of glaring issues that were brought up in the off-season, and at the end of last season that weren't really addressed.
Last year the 7/8/9 innings weren't an issue with Neris Abreu and Pressly. We signed Hader… great move. But didn't address middle relief at all and in fact let a few guys walk in favor of AAAA quality guys.
We knew starting pitcher depth was an issue with 3 major injuries… even before JVs setback. Didn't address it.
We also knew Jose Abreu would be bad again but they did nothing to get another bat that could potentially replace him at 1st.
So yes, game three. It is way too early to panic. But the warning signs were there and honestly will probably continue to be there at least through the first month of the season.
We should have signed another starter, Hader, and a bat that could play first if necessary IMO
That's all fair to say, and the concerns are well documented. But I'm just not sure I can validate all of those concerns after just 3 games. This core group has just built up too much goodwill with me. Appears I'm in the minority, and that's fine, but I'll give them some time. Would encourage y'all to do the same.
tjack16 said:KC_Ag14 said:
Was just trying to bring some levity to what is, yes, not an ideal start. I'm just not going to get as worked up as y'all on March 30th. Knock yourselves out. Go Stros
Well, I pretty much agree with you that there is too much season left to panic. I think it is worth noting that there are a lot of glaring issues that were brought up in the off-season, and at the end of last season that weren't really addressed.
Last year the 7/8/9 innings weren't an issue with Neris Abreu and Pressly. We signed Hader… great move. But didn't address middle relief at all and in fact let a few guys walk in favor of AAAA quality guys.
We knew starting pitcher depth was an issue with 3 major injuries… even before JVs setback. Didn't address it.
We also knew Jose Abreu would be bad again but they did nothing to get another bat that could potentially replace him at 1st.
So yes, game three. It is way too early to panic. But the warning signs were there and honestly will probably continue to be there at least through the first month of the season.
We should have signed another starter, Hader, and a bat that could play first if necessary IMO
I will always disagree with the starting pitcher comments.
I will agree with the middle relief comments.
I don't think there was a good 1B option out there. I'm open to a trade for one this year if it's there.
On the plus side…pretty much everything that could go wrong HAS gone wrong through 3 games.
EastCoastAgNc said:gambochaman said:
At what point do we need to look at the hitting coaches? Seems like this offense has regressed year upon year
We've needed to replace then for a while. The world series win made a lot of people forget how bad they were.
Yep
Exactly right
No I absolutely agree with you that it is way too early. I'm just predicting it's gonna be a rough first month or so but I do ultimately think we end up with close to the same record we had last year and in the playoffs. I just think there needs to be a couple of moves made at the deadline.
BeaumontAg05 said:
We have hit 1 homerun, and are like 4 for 30 with risp.
Whoever put $1 on Meyers having not only the first but the only homer in the entirety of the first series is looking at a decent payday.
I think I would pinch hit either Jake or Chaz for Abreu. Then if we do happen to come back, just put singleton it first base defensively.
Another weak contact.
Abreu brings absolutely nothing.
Just cut Abreu now and take the cap hit.
Can we trade Abreu for crackerjacks ?
Another weak contact.
Fat chicks tomorrow.
This team has major problems. Everywhere.
Yankees committed 3 errors tonight
didn't matter
didn't matter
And we end on another weak contact.
When does the first road game happen?
Need fatties
Thursday against arlington.
The whole team sucks so far.
not sure how the Yankees are pitching Yordan and Tucker -- the only 2 lefties in the lineup
but for the 7 right-handed hitters...the Yankees' approach is clearly to pitch them away, away, and further away off the plate
and it's working brilliantly
but for the 7 right-handed hitters...the Yankees' approach is clearly to pitch them away, away, and further away off the plate
and it's working brilliantly
Team meeting tonight?
Frok said:
The whole team sucks so far.
Despite Framber's erraticness, SP has been pretty good to great. Hader has been nails. Offensively, Diaz continues to shine. That's about all the positives I see.
FWIW, I don't think Loperfido should stay in Sugar Land long. Think that was a mistake not adding him to the Opening Day roster. Looks like a guy that could bring some juice to both the order and the clubhouse.
W said:
not sure how the Yankees are pitching Yordan and Tucker -- the only 2 lefties in the lineup
but for the 7 right-handed hitters...the Yankees' approach is clearly to pitch them away, away, and further away off the plate
and it's working brilliantly
It's the way everyone should pitch hitters who don't attempt to go to the opposite field, pull everything or have slow bats.
Maroon&Fight said:
Team meeting tonight?
KC Ag cancelled it because there's nothing to be concerned about.
W said:
not sure how the Yankees are pitching Yordan and Tucker -- the only 2 lefties in the lineup
but for the 7 right-handed hitters...the Yankees' approach is clearly to pitch them away, away, and further away off the plate
and it's working brilliantly
And our guys for the most part are trying to pull outside pitches or are early on them
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/batteam.shtmlgambochaman said:
At what point do we need to look at the hitting coaches? Seems like this offense has regressed year upon year
You would be wrong. We won the '22 WS w/a BA 34 points LESS than '17.
Ronnie '88
Well I didn't think Meyers would be the only player with a HR through 3 games
0-3 lol
gambochaman said:
At what point do we need to look at the hitting coaches? Seems like this offense has regressed year upon year
That didn't take long
MosesHallRAB04 said:
When does the first road game happen?
Not soon enough. MMP is a cemetery
Concerning start, but I still say this team has these slow starts almost every year and still makes the playoffs. Let's finally get a win at Minute Maid tomorrow and see how things go in the games to follow.
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