Day late but here she is. Go get the silver boot today! Oh and looks like the mods are as hypocrite as ever.
***** 2024 Houston Astros Season Thread ***** [Staff Warning]
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EastCoastAgNc said:The White Sox snap their 21-game losing streak in a victory over the A's. pic.twitter.com/cxeFcTjvRQ
— MLB (@MLB) August 7, 2024
Parade!
Fangraphs has us neck and neck with Seattle because duh.
Farmer1906 said:
Fangraphs has us neck and neck with Seattle because duh.
This is like those AFC south years where 9-7 won you the division
84 to 85 wins is all that its projected it will take.
Across baseball, there seems to be much more parity. 0 projected to win 100 and only 5 projected to win 90+ with a high of <96.
Good morning to everyone but Plano, #StraightUpTX fans and any slapnuts out there attempting (poorly) to bite my online gimmick. At least let that peach fuzz grow in before you tug on the tail of this rattlesnake. Remember: your team doesn’t matter and never did. #Relentless 🤘🏼🔥 pic.twitter.com/5KjTFuSR3O
— Adam Clanton (@adamclanton) August 7, 2024
Evan Carter and Zach Dezenzo are not the same prospects, but the parallels of their breakneck pace to the big leagues and the desperate times at which they were called up are hard to ignore - https://t.co/Ehusws0Dd8
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) August 7, 2024
Astros GM Dana Brown says Justin Verlander will start "Friday or Saturday in Sugar Land". Brown also mentions there's no timeline on Luis Garcia who has been shut down from throwing. @SportsTalk790 @SeanUnfiltered https://t.co/55Y0pSwi82
— Brian LaLima (@BLima790) August 7, 2024
So Garcia is done for the season I imagine
“We should get him back sometime this month. He’s pretty much pain free & making great progress. He had good activity yesterday in Houston. There’s a chance he could be back in the big leagues this month. We need him bad.” Astros GM Dana Brown on Kyle Tucker. Brown is on with…
— SportsTalk 790 (@SportsTalk790) August 7, 2024
I'll believe it when I see it. I think Dana is FOS and just trying to appease the fans here
Hitting has obviously been atrocious of late, and when it's not we still struggle to score much - however giving up home runs with two outs in the 8th, 9th, and 10th in the last two games was a new way to make us pull our hair out.
Good to get off the snide even if the Rangers made us sweat with only one hit.
Good to get off the snide even if the Rangers made us sweat with only one hit.
Garcia seems like a more likely candidate to be a bullpen arm than Lance, which may take less ramp up time. Just speculating.
We should get him back this month and chance we could see him this month in the same breath
Even then I just don't see it happening.
Between him being shut down completely, them being extra careful when he can throw again, and the time for all this to happen I just don't see it.
Between him being shut down completely, them being extra careful when he can throw again, and the time for all this to happen I just don't see it.
August 7th -- last game of the year between the Astros and Rangers
MLB wanted the teams to play series in April, so here we are
big game today
MLB wanted the teams to play series in April, so here we are
big game today
True. I think with Lance and Luis, it's not that they can't, it's more about whether the juice is worth the squeeze. Our rotation has been good and, at least Lance, isn't someone you want in the pen. For the pen, you are arguably better off calling up someone like Whitley than risking an injury for a potentially limited / ineffective Garcia.Ag_07 said:
Even then I just don't see it happening.
Between him being shut down completely, them being extra careful when he can throw again, and the time for all this to happen I just don't see it.
I don't know
I honestly believe Lance can't pitch without an injury.
Not his fault but at this juncture it is what it is and he's just not able to do it.
I honestly believe Lance can't pitch without an injury.
Not his fault but at this juncture it is what it is and he's just not able to do it.
The important of pulling the baseball and putting it in the air.
Pull Flyballs pic.twitter.com/SdfFeooQWe
— Yankees Focus (@YankeesFocus) August 5, 2024
I wouldn't throw Josh Jung anything but inside curve balls until he actually does something other than whiff or watch the ball and get rung up. He looked totally unable to hit an inner half curve ball. Granted Framber's pitches were pretty nasty last night sans the one pitch to Seager.
If we ever get another pitch out of McCullars I'll be surprised. Certainly can't count on it.
If we ever get another pitch out of McCullars I'll be surprised. Certainly can't count on it.
Within three sentences he shifts from we should get him back this month to there's a chance we can get him back this month. What a joke
John 6 22:59 The Bread of Life Discourse
Whats fascinating to me is pitchers moving to 4 seamers, which theoretically produce more fly balls. I guess the goal is the batter either miss the 4 seamer (ideal) or can't turn on it (pretty good) to set up off speed stuff with downward movement that may produce more ground balls (very good).Farmer1906 said:
The important of pulling the baseball and putting it in the air.Pull Flyballs pic.twitter.com/SdfFeooQWe
— Yankees Focus (@YankeesFocus) August 5, 2024
I suppose the other lesson is you better be able to get consistent line drives if you aren't a pull hitter. Not many swing paths can get line drives on riding fastballs AND downward moving sliders and splitters.
Aggie8587 said:
Yordan hit ball hard
Yordan like candy.
Honolulu Blue said:
Within three sentences he shifts from we should get him back this month to there's a chance we can get him back this month. What a joke
Yeah, that was a noticeable phrase- there's a chance. Again, as a fan I am not "entitled" to anything... but stop gaslighting us.
With respect to LMJ and Garcia, I don't expect to see either until the spring- and then only one on the opening day roster.
Last 30 Days - Starting Pitching
3.34 ERA (5th)
3.77 FIP (5th)
3.21 xFIP (1st)
3.32 SIERA (1st)
29.8% K% (1st)
7.9% BB% (18th)
21.8% K-BB% (1st)
1.08 WHIP (4th)
Pretty dang impressive. They keep this up and I might start getting my hopes up.
3.34 ERA (5th)
3.77 FIP (5th)
3.21 xFIP (1st)
3.32 SIERA (1st)
29.8% K% (1st)
7.9% BB% (18th)
21.8% K-BB% (1st)
1.08 WHIP (4th)
Pretty dang impressive. They keep this up and I might start getting my hopes up.
Winner gets Silver Boot
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) August 7, 2024
Altuve 2B
Bregman 3B
Alvarez LF
Y. Diaz DH
Peña SS
Caratini C
Meyers CF
Dezenzo 1B
Dubón RF
Kikuchi LHP
This is the first one that's made me chuckle in a long time.EastCoastAgNc said:Good morning to everyone but Plano, #StraightUpTX fans and any slapnuts out there attempting (poorly) to bite my online gimmick. At least let that peach fuzz grow in before you tug on the tail of this rattlesnake. Remember: your team doesn’t matter and never did. #Relentless 🤘🏼🔥 pic.twitter.com/5KjTFuSR3O
— Adam Clanton (@adamclanton) August 7, 2024
Caratini batting 6th Joe is serious
Farmer1906 said:Winner gets Silver Boot
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) August 7, 2024
Altuve 2B
Bregman 3B
Alvarez LF
Y. Diaz DH
Peña SS
Caratini C
Meyers CF
Dezenzo 1B
Dubón RF
Kikuchi LHP
Glad Chas is out of the lineup he's not a Major League Baseball player
With Tucker it's either
Injury is much more serious and it's 50-50 he returns or he's done for season but club not gonna divulge that to avoid negative revenue impact for remainder of season
Or
There's a disagreement between player and club on when he should be returning
Or
Tucker is soft holding out to get an extension offer or get it where it needs to be
Or
It is what it is, he's not yet comfortable but progressing
Feels like that return date keeps getting less clear.
Injury is much more serious and it's 50-50 he returns or he's done for season but club not gonna divulge that to avoid negative revenue impact for remainder of season
Or
There's a disagreement between player and club on when he should be returning
Or
Tucker is soft holding out to get an extension offer or get it where it needs to be
Or
It is what it is, he's not yet comfortable but progressing
Feels like that return date keeps getting less clear.
Who wants to take a crack at who this modern Barry Bonds is without cheating?
Yordan is just .1 back of Tucker's 3.1 in fWAR (Altuve is .2 back).
https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/war?lg=&teamid=21
Blanco is .4 back of Tucker's 3.6 in bWAR (Yordan at 3.0).
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/2024.shtml
It's been a long time coming, but ideally we have new leaders in both before Tucker comes back.
https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/war?lg=&teamid=21
Blanco is .4 back of Tucker's 3.6 in bWAR (Yordan at 3.0).
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/2024.shtml
It's been a long time coming, but ideally we have new leaders in both before Tucker comes back.
it's still September 1st at the earliest for Tucker
figure he's going on a rehab assignment for several days
and then there needs to be an announcement about his rehab assignment several days before
figure he's going on a rehab assignment for several days
and then there needs to be an announcement about his rehab assignment several days before
W said:
it's still September 1st at the earliest for Tucker
figure he's going on a rehab assignment for several days
and then there needs to be an announcement about his rehab assignment several days before
I'd rather he didn't get a rehab assignment. Him coming back right away can't be much worse than what we've been rolling out there
And don't forget the set back during said rehab appearance. I kid. Kind of.
John 6 22:59 The Bread of Life Discourse
this is why JV's option not vesting is a good thing for 2025
frees up the money to spend elsewhere
frees up the money to spend elsewhere
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