Astros are targeting top rentals like Kikuchi and Flaherty. Prospect requests are likely going to be an issue in cases of stars with team control

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 27, 2024

Beat40 said:

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Beat40 said:

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July pitching for our "7-8-9" Not a fan of Abreu's WHIP, but otherwise, not too shabby

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I don't like seeing that line from Abreu at all. That's actually not good at all. His saving grace is the ability to strike people out.

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The BABIP is stupidly high but it's been almost all singles. 9 singles and 2 doubles. His BAA is .268 but the xBAA is .206. That suggests some measure of bad luck. The 5 walks aren't great.

What really concerns me is he threw 182 pitches in July.

Hader only threw 116 and Pressly 92.

And in the world of small sample size stats, Hader gave up 4 hits and 3 HR.

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Regardless of if the hits are singles, and him being a little unlucky, it's the totality of it. Hits plus walks. 4 walks per 9 isn't good, and if it weren't for his strikeouts, he'd be no better than Neris.

In glad he's able to generate strikeouts. The walks are fixable.

Also, I agree with you on the number of pitches. I think he'd be much more effective and walk people less if he got more rest.

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Might just be me but seems like Abreu is more wild if he hasn't pitched for several days.

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Roll call: Who's going to MMP this evening?

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I'll be there...Dragging the family along.

You are probably right. I was just thinking how crisp and clean he looked his first appearance after the allstar break.

I haven't been tracking, so definitely it's only one data point.

The Toronto Blue Jays are trading reliever Nate Pearson to the Cubs, sources tell @JeffPassan and me.

— Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) July 27, 2024

Sellers buying?

Cubs trade LF Yohendrick Pinango in the deal, per sources. 22 years old and in AA. Would need to be added to the 40-man this winter by Toronto to protect from the Rule 5 draft. https://t.co/guqbgb9GI0

— Kiley McDaniel (@kileymcd) July 27, 2024

Garrett Crochet’s reported stance on his playoff usage shouldn’t deter teams from trading for him. Column: https://t.co/FDq79UeVhL

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 27, 2024

Ok... Sure Ken

So we're looking at trading for rentals, which is fine, narrows who is available though

Not sure how Dana and Jim expect to also offload Montero unless they are giving up real value.

New York Mets ace Kodai Senga's season is over after one start, manager Carlos Mendoza tells reporters, out with a high grade left calf strain.

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) July 27, 2024

He made 1 start. They're likely in the market for starters now

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So we're looking at trading for rentals, which is fine, narrows who is available though

Not sure how Dana and Jim expect to also offload Montero unless they are giving up real value.

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If they can't get someone to take him, they'll probably throw his contract on the same flaming pile as abreu's

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So we're looking at trading for rentals, which is fine, narrows who is available though

Not sure how Dana and Jim expect to also offload Montero unless they are giving up real value.

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I wish the cardinals had a few more losses in the record … Goldschmidt would be great for the Montero swap. We'd have to give up a prospect though

My name is Crane
Imma make it rain

We're back in first
And I have that thirst

For another champ
Makes the ladies damp

Adios Montero
Time to ditch the ho

We need an arm
Not much on the farm

Need a bat too
So what to do?

Go to my stash
Pull out some cash

Im ready to spend
So that we contend

For another ring
MMP needs more bling

And F Arlington
Just because

BadAggie said:

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My name is Crane
Imma make it rain

We're back in first
And I have that thirst

For another champ
Makes the ladies damp

Adios Montero
Time to ditch the ho

We need an arm
Not much on the farm

Need a bat too
So what to do?

Go to my stash
Pull out some cash

Im ready to spend
So that we contend

For another ring
MMP needs more bling

And F Arlington
Just because

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Username fits …

Astros vs. Dodgers pic.twitter.com/5btz7bmm7D

— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) July 27, 2024

I know he's sitting because of the lefty today, but it's cabbage hurt? Ever since he trolled Julio he's been sitting

Loperfido congrats on the RBI single yesterday and top 10 catch… your reward is the bench!

Farmer1906 said:

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Loperfido congrats on the RBI single yesterday and top 10 catch… your reward is the bench!

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Go look up his stats vs LHP.

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I know it's the splits game. Just sucks that he has to sit after having a good game finally since it's been a rough couple of weeks for him

I also think the catch looked more difficult than probably should have been because he did not take a good angle to the ball.

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I also think the catch looked more difficult than probably should have been because he did not take a good angle to the ball.

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That ball was smoked too. Joey had to make a huge last minute adjustment to snag it.

Farmer1906 said:

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Loperfido congrats on the RBI single yesterday and top 10 catch… your reward is the bench!

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Go look up his stats vs LHP.

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Thank you lol

Blue Jays knock out Lorenzen in the 1st after 40 pitches, 7 straight baserunners after getting 2 outs.

I know Loperfido is bad against lefties (2-13 this year) but also Chas and Singleton aren't great either.

We need a bat in the corner outfield or first base that is better than them against lefties.

Singleton



Chas

I'm kinda surprised we haven't seen more moves across the league. I figured what happened Thursday / Friday would set off an avalanche.

That's misleading, those are great numbers for Chas (compared to righties).

Maybe they are auditioning JS to see how bad we need to get a replacement. Get him some consistent PT and see if (hope) his numbers pick up.

Our lineup looks so mediocre. In addtion to getting Tucker back, we really need a couple of our bats to pick it up (aside from Altuve and Alvarez). I guess Bregman is the obvious choice for one of them, and Diaz would have to be the front-runner for the second one. Anyone have any other contendors? Chas has looked so terrible, I don't have high hopes for him to return to last year's form.

BREAKING: The New York Yankees are finalizing a deal to acquire outfielder Jazz Chisholm from the Miami Marlins, sources tell ESPN.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 27, 2024

3 prospects, he has 2 years of control left

Two over-slot deals for the Astros within their first nine draft picks: third-rounder Ryan Forcucci signed for $997,500 and sixth-rounder Caden Powell signed for $422,500, source tells @TheAthletic. Houston signed all of its picks within the first 10 rounds.

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) July 27, 2024

Astros sign all but one of their picks pic.twitter.com/S08P0ou90R

— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) July 27, 2024

When will the Astros do something?

Insert "do something" meme here

But he's not good

Alex Bregman catches up with former Astros reliever Will Harris, who is also from LSU. pic.twitter.com/PML2SulMuQ

— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) July 27, 2024

What I’m Hearing: https://t.co/OtJHLMz6tg

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 27, 2024