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

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Correct. And based on the current wild car standings, it's going to take 89-90 wins to be a WC team. So if we can't overtake the mariners, we might be sitting at home in Oct.
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Ag_07 said:

Hader was fine last night in a nonsave.

It's just not having anyone worth a flying fck behind him to bring it home because you've spent all your bullets.

Not saying it's Espada's fault for firing the bullets because those were absolutely the right plays at the time.

Just sucks the offense couldn't add some insurance given the bullets were already fired.
I agree that Hader was fine, but like you point out, the problem with using him in the tie is that when they took the lead they didn't have any bullets left to close it out. Once you knew it was loss or extras, it made more sense to use the other guy with clean bases and to save your closer for the high leverage spot of extras when you start with the Manfred runner.
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Booma94 said:

Ag_07 said:

Hader was fine last night in a nonsave.

It's just not having anyone worth a flying fck behind him to bring it home because you've spent all your bullets.

Not saying it's Espada's fault for firing the bullets because those were absolutely the right plays at the time.

Just sucks the offense couldn't add some insurance given the bullets were already fired.
I agree that Hader was fine, but like you point out, the problem with using him in the tie is that when they took the lead they didn't have any bullets left to close it out. Once you knew it was loss or extras, it made more sense to use the other guy with clean bases and to save your closer for the high leverage spot of extras when you start with the Manfred runner.


The gamble was also hoping it would be a quick inning and not take 27 pitches. Could have rolled him back out of it wS only 15 pitches or so.
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BadAggie said:

houag78 said:

In the 13 games since he hit for the cycle, Yordan is batting .276 w 0 HR and 1 RBI (on a walk). We are 5-8 during that stretch. We need him to find his power swing quickly!


Yep. It's not just the Meyers and Dubons of the lineup
Bochy intentionally walked Yordan twice last night

unfortunately, the opposing manager gets a say in who gets the critical late game at-bats
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They need to quickly move from strongly considering to action... Like in the next few hours
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Farmer1906 said:


AND? I don't know how they would do both
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Goodbye aledmys?
agproducer
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This is the 2016 team all over again.
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big day for breaking news
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agproducer said:

This is the 2016 team all over again.


That team was young and learning to win. This team just largely sucks.
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MosesHallRAB04 said:

agproducer said:

This is the 2016 team all over again.


That team was young and learning to win. This team just largely sucks.
That's a good point. I was coming from the context that expectations were high at the beginning of the season, and they have failed to meet those expectations.
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Is Dezenzo gonna play 1B? DH? Bench?
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tylhair said:

Is Dezenzo gonna play 1B? DH? Bench?


Bench is the way for Espada
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Truth be told as it stands now I think we're probably right at where we expected this team to be when the season started.

Not awful, on pace for 80 something wins, and battling for a playoff spot in a weak division.

Some out there probably expected more but that's not far off of what most of us expected.
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Dezenzo Triple A Stats (small sample)

Overall


Vs Different Pitch Types


Vs RHP


Vs LHP
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tylhair said:

Is Dezenzo gonna play 1B? DH? Bench?
He has mainly played 3B. He has only dabbled at 1B (9 games in '24, 7 in '23) & 2B.
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Farmer1906 said:

tylhair said:

Is Dezenzo gonna play 1B? DH? Bench?
He has mainly played 3B. He has only dabbled at 1B (9 games in '24, 7 in '23) & 2B.

So he can play a dubon level first base. Sign me up
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Not sure what bringing up Dezenzo accomplishes or even where he'll play.

Ironic that they're looking for a spark...That guy was traded to TOR a week ago.
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"He will ride the bench and he will like it" - Espada probably
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agproducer said:

This is the 2016 team all over again.
Miss the playoffs this year and start a 7 year run again next year with 4 WS appearances and 2 wins? I'd be all for it.
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Ag_07 said:

Not sure what bringing up Dezenzo accomplishes or even where he'll play.

Ironic that they're looking for a spark...That guy was traded to TOR a week ago.


"Sparky" has a .505 OPS since June 22nd. Almost 38% K rate.
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Dezenzo as a bat cant be any worse than Cabbage
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I'm aware.

I didn't say he was productive, but he did seem to add a bit of spark and energy to the team.
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EastCoastAgNc said:


If his role is First Base platoon and pinch hitter, I am for it. We have passed on several options to pair with Singleton. It's ridiculous it has taken this long. The only issue I have with it is that it stunts his growth at Third Base. In my eyes, he was the most likely prospect to be groomed to replace Bregman. With the injury, position versatility, and now the early call up I think we're putting a lot on him if we expect him to be ready defensively for everyday 3B play in 2025.
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6/21 he was ballin'
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Chef Elko said:

6/21 he was ballin'
I was trying to be generous and give a little bit larger window. Since 7/11 he has a .402 OPS with a 42% K%.
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Yes yes, we know you're happy he was traded.
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No, I liked him. Sometimes we all get caught in the hype of a player and kind of lose touch with what they are. But I understood why we traded him.
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Judging a rookie is always interesting. Bregman started what 0-32 his first year? And I remember Springer had flashes his first year but he struck out ALOT and had a low on base. Framber looked like he would never pan out as a starter

Then on the other hand, Pena hit 25 HR including the postseason and looked like we didn't take a step back from Correa.
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I've actually heard over the last few days they're seriously considering converting him to a 1B full time and that they view his defensive skillset at third base fairly limited.
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If that is the case then this makes more sense. 2024 was about answering the question. If they think the answer is no then it makes this offseason interesting. Extend Breggy? Get Chappy is he opts out? Not much else out there.
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