***** 2024 Houston Astros Season Thread ***** [Staff Warning]

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In reply to Ag_07 • 3:27p, 6/21/24
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That third option sounds particularly poignant.
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In reply to Ag_07 • 3:27p, 6/21/24
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Ag_07 said:
All I do is Nguyen said:
This is how I see tonight going:

Bloss Hog comes out and drags his nuts all over the Os and we lose 2-0

Or he comes out and gets lit up and we lose 12-6

Or Bloss drags nuts and leaves with the lead and the BP coughs it up late

With this team you just never really know. All possibilities are on the table. It's a real crap shoot


Crap shoots are more predictable than this team.
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3:32p, 6/21/24
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Tucker hasn't played since June 3rd
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3:35p, 6/21/24
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good to see Dubon at SS

Pena needs time off

just 16 x-base hits and 12 walks approaching the halfway point of the season

last year he had 45 x-base hits -- where did the power go?
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In reply to W • 3:39p, 6/21/24
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W said:
good to see Dubon at SS

Pena needs time off

just 16 x-base hits and 12 walks approaching the halfway point of the season

last year he had 45 x-base hits -- where did the power go?


It's the same guy who hit 6 in April, 2 in May and one at the start of June last year then nothing after.
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In reply to W • 3:42p, 6/21/24
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The book is out on him. He chases a lot of sweepers / sliders off the plate that he can't hit.
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In reply to redline248 • 3:42p, 6/21/24
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redline248 said:
Today against a RHP I think this would be my lineup

Altuve 2B
Bregman 3B
Yordan DH
Diaz C
Cabbage RF/LF
Singleton 1B
McCormick CF
Loperfido LF/RF
Dubon SS
I was pretty dang close, but Meyers in 5th? With the month he's having? come on
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In reply to Ag_07 • 3:42p, 6/21/24
Ag_07 said:
All I do is Nguyen said:
This is how I see tonight going:

Bloss Hog comes out and drags his nuts all over the Os and we lose 2-0

Or he comes out and gets lit up and we lose 12-6

Or Bloss drags nuts and leaves with the lead and the BP coughs it up late

With this team you just never really know. All possibilities are on the table. It's a real crap shoot


At least we haven't had to worry about the 10 run curse much this season.
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3:44p, 6/21/24
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Speaking of Cabbage, he has an average bat speed of 76.2 mph. That is the highest on the team, and if he qualified would place him at 9th in MLB.

So far he's only squared up 21%, though.
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In reply to f1ghtintexasaggie • 3:51p, 6/21/24
f1ghtintexasaggie said:
Hey, Joe! Jake Meyers isn't a five-hole hitter. HTH
No one after Diaz is either...
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In reply to redline248 • 3:55p, 6/21/24
redline248 said:
Speaking of Cabbage, he has an average bat speed of 76.2 mph. That is the highest on the team, and if he qualified would place him at 9th in MLB.

So far he's only squared up 21%, though.
I'm not convinced bat speed is particularly important. If a guy wants to artificially inflate it he can just use a lighter bat. Also, wasn't Abreu's well above average?
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In reply to Beat40 • 3:56p, 6/21/24
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Beat40 said:
f1ghtintexasaggie said:
Hey, Joe! Jake Meyers isn't a five-hole hitter. HTH
No one after Diaz is either...
Singleton at least will draw a walk
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In reply to MaxPower • 4:04p, 6/21/24
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MaxPower said:
redline248 said:
Speaking of Cabbage, he has an average bat speed of 76.2 mph. That is the highest on the team, and if he qualified would place him at 9th in MLB.

So far he's only squared up 21%, though.
I'm not convinced bat speed is particularly important. If a guy wants to artificially inflate it he can just use a lighter bat. Also, wasn't Abreu's well above average?
I somewhat disagree. There is a clear correlation between bat speed and damage. Kind of like just knowing a pitcher's velo. It's important. That alone doesn't paint a full picture. We need to know location, spin, etc, With bat speed we also need to know swing length, contact rate, launch angle, etc.
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4:05p, 6/21/24
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There will be no Jake Meyers slander here, especially when Random Homers just tweeted a random Jake Meyers homer.

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In reply to MaxPower • 4:06p, 6/21/24
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MaxPower said:
redline248 said:
Speaking of Cabbage, he has an average bat speed of 76.2 mph. That is the highest on the team, and if he qualified would place him at 9th in MLB.

So far he's only squared up 21%, though.
I'm not convinced bat speed is particularly important. If a guy wants to artificially inflate it he can just use a lighter bat. Also, wasn't Abreu's well above average?
I think I would describe it as "slightly above average," but bat speed is definitely not the end all metric. Guys like Yordan and Soto live in the quadrant above average in both bat speed and squared up, and clearly have the results to go with it.

Then there are the guys like Betts and Arraez with slower bat speeds but square the ball like nobody's business. It does seem like the harder one swings, the less often the ball is squared up, in general.
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In reply to texasaggie2015 • 4:14p, 6/21/24
texasaggie2015 said:
I really, really need Kyle Tucker to get back in that lineup.
Yup. The offense is alarmingly short with him out. Especially when the back half is inconsistent.

Need to spray his shin with that stuff the Japanese teams use in the Little League World Series and get him back out there.
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In reply to EastCoastAgNc • 4:18p, 6/21/24
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EastCoastAgNc said:

We'll see him in August
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In reply to Beau Holder • 4:32p, 6/21/24
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Beau Holder said:
EastCoastAgNc said:

We'll see him in August

"Kyle Tucker is our big trade acquisition" - Dana Brown, probably
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4:55p, 6/21/24
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The o's are about as hot a team can get, here's to hoping we're a trap series for them.
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In reply to Chrundle the Great • 4:58p, 6/21/24
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When we were really good and they sucked, we couldn't beat them. Time to return the favor... But probably not.
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5:04p, 6/21/24
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Orioles starting lineup OPSes

Henderson .965
Rutschman .814
O'Hearn .824
Mountcastle .803
Satander .806
Westburg .839
Mullins .588 - what a loser!
Mateo .708
McCann .518

Also ages of those guys
Henderson 22
Rutschman 26
O'Hearn 30 (grandpa)
Mountcastle 27
Satander 29
Westburg 25
Mullins 29
Mateo 28
McCann 34 (old man river)
Life is better with a beagle
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5:05p, 6/21/24
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IT'S BLOSSERFIDO TIME *****ES
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In reply to Farmer1906 • 5:07p, 6/21/24
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MaxPower said:
redline248 said:
Speaking of Cabbage, he has an average bat speed of 76.2 mph. That is the highest on the team, and if he qualified would place him at 9th in MLB.

So far he's only squared up 21%, though.
I'm not convinced bat speed is particularly important. If a guy wants to artificially inflate it he can just use a lighter bat. Also, wasn't Abreu's well above average?
I somewhat disagree. There is a clear correlation between bat speed and damage. Kind of like just knowing a pitcher's velo. It's important. That alone doesn't paint a full picture. We need to know location, spin, etc, With bat speed we also need to know swing length, contact rate, launch angle, etc.
The difference with pitching velocity is the object being moved is always the same weight. If they considered bat length and weight with speed to calculate energy then seems like a much better statistic. That's probably also why guys like Altuve have slower bat speeds but can square balls up better (heavier bat with larger sweet spot). In fact, if a guy has a really high bat speed that's probably an indicator he should use a heavier bat.
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In reply to MaxPower • 5:35p, 6/21/24
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The year, Jose is exactly league average at squaring up the ball
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5:38p, 6/21/24
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Mrs. Marvin and I are heading out for Omaha (again). Any fellow Astros fans going to watch the Aggies?
I love Texas Aggie sports, but I love Texas A&M more.
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In reply to Marvin • 5:41p, 6/21/24
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Marvin said:
Mrs. Marvin and I are heading out for Omaha (again). Any fellow Astros fans going to watch the Aggies?

Fly out tomorrow
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In reply to MaxPower • 5:51p, 6/21/24
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texasaggie2015 said:
I think Loperfido has a better contact ability but much less power. They're both close to the same age. It's interesting how the fanbase sees Joey as a future stud but wants no part of Cabbage.
Shouldnt matter. Both should play. Big Jon is a good story but has no future. He can't play multiple positions and has no speed.
Big Jon sucks. He's a poor man's Chris Carter. He's Maldy, converted to a 1b.

Hes got a lower career OPS than Mike Hampton. By quite a bit.
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EastCoastAgNc said:


He was on a podcast yesterday talking about it


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