Will Zach be ready for MLB next year?
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Not if we re-sign Breggy as head pitching coach on the field playing third.
Plus as I understand isn't Shay the more pure hitter so if we can bring him up as the utility guy who can play anywhere and be a great bench bat we're doing well.
You're right about the state of the lineup right now, but the frustration (and I know it's not limited to me) is that they also don't do the things to try to maximize their chances at the plate. They don't work counts. They don't seem to be hunting "their pitch." The same guys keep hacking at the same stuff. The same pulled balls on the ground keep happening, They run into outs on the bases. Everything from the "big bats" on down seems to be going through the motions with never an adjustment in sight.
Either the pitcher makes a critical mass of mistakes and a few of them don't get missed, or we put up two runs. Unless we also get help from the opposing defense. We keep counting on home runs we're not hitting.
Either the pitcher makes a critical mass of mistakes and a few of them don't get missed, or we put up two runs. Unless we also get help from the opposing defense. We keep counting on home runs we're not hitting.
I was poking fun, though I think we should maximize positional flexibility. My only beef is why Dezenzo and Whitcomb both don't get work at 1B. Given our gaping hole there, specifically from the right-side, it's really baffling.texasaggie2015 said:
Because Zach Dezenzo exists
MaxPower said:I was poking fun, though I think we should maximize positional flexibility. My only beef is why Dezenzo and Whitcomb both don't get work at 1B. Given our gaping hole there, specifically from the right-side, it's really baffling.texasaggie2015 said:
Because Zach Dezenzo exists
Dezenzo has. Shay has played 3rd, SS, 2nd, & OF.
I hope we exclusively put Dezenzo at 3B. We need to figure out if he's got the chops to play there everyday.
I'd still split Whitcomb and Dezenzo 50/50 at 3B. I don't want all my eggs in one basket when Bregman leaves. Both should get time at 1B (the other gaping hole). I'm fine with Whitcomb getting a little OF time but that doesn't appear to be his clearest path to PT next year. He can't play CF and Tucker has RF. Melton, Leon, and Chas are all options for LF with Yordan getting some PT too.
He can be the next Dubon.
Except the one position they don't want to play Dubon is…..first base
Not broken down by save/non-save, but here is clutch, leverage and inningsBMX Bandit said:
anyone know Haders whip & era in save v non-save situations?
kind of the bottomline with Hader...
his career ERA is 2.66
his ERA with the Astros this season is 3.94
hopefully he can finish the season strong and post a sub 3.00 ERA for the year
his career ERA is 2.66
his ERA with the Astros this season is 3.94
hopefully he can finish the season strong and post a sub 3.00 ERA for the year
I wasn't able to watch last night's game. Box score looked reasonably strong for Kikuchi with 11 k's and 2 early er's in 5-2/3. For those that may have watched him closely , did he appear to be pitching differently than at Toronto. I read he threw a lot more change ups relative to his norm.
TODAY’S ROSTER MOVE:
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RHP Rafael Montero cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple A Sugar Land.
No one wants an expensive gas can
So what does that mean? He's just down in the minors working on *****
I'm ready for Forrest to come up and relieve some of the arms. My guess he is a September call up.
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Wut? I guess he's RF. NM needed to load the full tweet
Dubon's last 7 games he's 2 for 15, last 15 games 4 for 37. Chas has the same number of plate appearances as Dubon since July 10, but has been better.
Lower velo guy that throws majority breaking and offspeed. Probably a better match up for Doobie than Chas.
Thank goodness for that go ahead homer against the Bucs.
Luis Garcia walked in today feeling better. Joe Espada said the team took imaging on his elbow and everything is fine. Garcia still isn’t throwing, but it’s relatively good news.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) August 3, 2024
Luis Garcia had imaging that showed no structural issues and the Astros don’t think they’ll need to shut him down from throwing, Joe Espada said.
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The interpretation is probably somewhere in between
Here's a Kyle Tucker update from Espada: "He's going to do some stuff inside today. We are having a conversation with him [about] how we're going to handle the next couple of weeks. I think he's getting close for us to push him out there to start doing more active, more intense…
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) August 3, 2024
When asked if Tucker could return in August, Espada said: "Would be great. But I'm not going to sit here and say that, you know, it's going to happen. It would be fantastic, but it's kind of day to day and see how he feels and how we build him up. It would be too aggressive for… https://t.co/LU3jdNc9lc
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) August 3, 2024
Farmer1906 said:When asked if Tucker could return in August, Espada said: "Would be great. But I'm not going to sit here and say that, you know, it's going to happen. It would be fantastic, but it's kind of day to day and see how he feels and how we build him up. It would be too aggressive for… https://t.co/LU3jdNc9lc
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) August 3, 2024
See you next year, Kyle
BMX Bandit said:
anyone know Haders whip & era in save v non-save situations?
Unless I missed one, looks like 6 ER in 23 save opportunities. 4 ER in his 22 saves.
We really need a healthy Tucker to get to postseason and have a chance to keep the streak goingBeau Holder said:
See you next year, Kyle
Tucker was hurt on June 3rd. Today is August 3rd. So he's officially been out for 2 months.
however...he's still tied for the team lead in walks (46) with Yordan
woof
however...he's still tied for the team lead in walks (46) with Yordan
woof
checking the Rays' lineup for tonight...
it's awful -- 4 hitters batting below .200
put Ronel down for 7 innings & 2 runs allowed
it's awful -- 4 hitters batting below .200
put Ronel down for 7 innings & 2 runs allowed
I thought you were riffing on the broadcast showing the save v non-save stats each time he pitches.
BMX Bandit said:
anyone know Haders whip & era in save v non-save situations?
I have slugging and average in lieu of whip (doesn't include the stats from last night's save):
It's when he comes in when we are tied and promptly serves up gopher balls. Not sure if it's a mind thing or what
All I do is Nguyen said:
Well we had good Kuchi last night. We need our bats to wake TF up
If you marry well, this is always the case.
So is the game not on SCN tonight?