Yeah he just isn't very good. Should be a 7 or 8 hole guy.Farmer1906 said:
What is a Pena regression? He's been about the same all 3 seasons. He had a hot steak in the 2022 postseason.
We've called up a few other very good players in the last few years. Abreu, Javier, & Chas before 2024.
Yainer is only 25 has racked up 800+ PA with a 121 wRC+ the last 2 seasons. Seems pretty legit to me.
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Pena is a serviceable MLB shortstop. He won't be a silver slugger type, but he's solid.
I think he will be solid through his first 6 years and then we let him walk.
Diaz could be somebody I'd be okay with locking down longer term like the Braves have done with their young guys
I think he will be solid through his first 6 years and then we let him walk.
Diaz could be somebody I'd be okay with locking down longer term like the Braves have done with their young guys
Good morning to everyone but Boston, #DirtyWater fans & anyone who thought lack of run support meant @szane_24 had lost his nasty stuff. This man is a witch & Houston continues to punish the Monster with no mercy like Costello in The Departed. Sweep on tap today. #Relentless🤘🏼🔥 pic.twitter.com/xNkA5NICTD
— Adam Clanton (@adamclanton) August 11, 2024
Cold take on Yainer.Faustus said:I'd say we call up players who turn out to be unexpectedly decent to average MLB players as far as those that came up in the last 3-4 years and play the most. Our last wave of "studs" were Alvarez and Tucker (and Framber if you put him with them) who have either signed a FA contract or are on the last vestiges of team control.Harry Dunne said:Every time they say our farm system is depleted, we call up a couple of studs.Dirty Mike and the Boys said:
Spaghetti and Denzenzo both having career days has to have put the front office from 6 to midnight. Obviously it's wayyyy too early, but lots of cap space, aka Tuck dollars, gets freed up every time these guys decide they're for real big leaguers.
For every day players only Tucker and Alvarez have an OPS over .800 which you'd like to see for stud status with the bat. Yainer could improve to be amongst the best at his position, but it's more likely he sees a Pena regression.
Injuries aside, we have a ton of good young starting pitchers. My definition of "stud" might not be as strict as yours, but I'm pretty pleased with the guys we've got.
Obviously, the core of our team is a result of tanking/great drafting pre-2020, but not many organizations have brought up as many good young players as we have in the last four years. Especially organizations whose farm systems supposedly sucked the whole time.
The organization (recently, post-penalty era) has been much stronger at developing pitching than they have been at developing position players. Yanier came through trade and his offensive tools were pretty well developed already. Looking at the results in the minors this year, hopefully it's a sign that we're fixing some of the offensive development issues and some of these guys will come up and make big offensive impacts.
MLB standings if the first month didnt count pic.twitter.com/wLEvywedtW
— BrooksGate (@Brooks_Gate) August 10, 2024
The dodgers and all that money
Astros vs. Red Sox LHP Paxton:
— Matt Kawahara (@matthewkawahara) August 11, 2024
DH Altuve, 3B Bregman, LF Alvarez, C Diaz, SS Peña, 1B Dezenzo, CF Meyers, 2B Dubón, RF León. P Brown
The Astros will stay on turn with their rotation for the upcoming series at Tampa Bay:
— Matt Kawahara (@matthewkawahara) August 11, 2024
Mon: Framber Valdez
Tue: Yusei Kikuchi
Wed: Ronel Blanco
DH Tuve, 2B Dubon gives a lot of interesting PH opportunities! Finally
Today's lines
Dezenzo up to the 6-hole
Joe Espada said Kyle Tucker will meet the team in Tampa. Said he thinks he’s turning a corner and could possibly run the bases soon.
— Julia Morales (@JuliaMorales) August 11, 2024
Justin Verlander reported things went really well in his first rehab start. Threw 52 pitches and got up to 95. They’ll want him to make a second rehab start but waiting to see how feels today.
— Julia Morales (@JuliaMorales) August 11, 2024
Luis Garcia is still not throwing.
— Julia Morales (@JuliaMorales) August 11, 2024
Love the lineup! Peña needs a rest soon though!
A 1.83 pop time consistently would put Walker Janek with the fastest pop time in MLB this season. https://t.co/AEhwgivXOa pic.twitter.com/nkpmj0K45v
— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) August 11, 2024
Farmer1906 said:
What is a Pena regression? He's been about the same all 3 seasons. He had a hot steak in the 2022 postseason.
We've called up a few other very good players in the last few years. Abreu, Javier, & Chas before 2024.
Yainer is only 25 has racked up 800+ PA with a 121 wRC+ the last 2 seasons. Seems pretty legit to me.
Peña had a 5.0 bWAR in 2022, 3.8 in 2023, and sits at 2.6 this season with around 6-7 weeks to play.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/penaje02.shtml
I love our players, and Yainer has been one of the bright spots for the season. I guess I was just putting "studs" (the post I quoted) on a different level than above average (decent) players.
Yainer has a 1.8 fWAR and 2.3 bWAR, and he's hit 12 less home runs than last season despite having 56 more plate appearances. Bregman has a better fWAR and a similar bWAR. Fangraphs has him tied in WAR with Jake. It's a decent season, not one that screams he's a stud like Tucker and Avarez.
https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/war?lg=&teamid=21
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/2024.shtml
Powell kid is already raking for the Woodpeckers. Looks like he might be a steal.
I really like the way Clanton had the music timed so the snare drum hit was synced to the strikes.
That's primarily due to defense and base running. Yainer is the clear superior hitter and looks to have room to grow. If he improves as a pitch framer he'll be a regular 3-4 WAR player.
Angels may be bringing up Christian Moore from Tennessee in the next couple weeks
He is absolutely obliterating AA
He is absolutely obliterating AA
Very Angels thing to do. How did that work out last year?astros4545 said:
Angels may be bringing up Christian Moore from Tennessee in the next couple weeks
He is absolutely obliterating AA
Didn't Yainer have a faster pop, last year?texasaggie2015 said:A 1.83 pop time consistently would put Walker Janek with the fastest pop time in MLB this season. https://t.co/AEhwgivXOa pic.twitter.com/nkpmj0K45v
— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) August 11, 2024
Fair enough and I hope so.
Let's get the W.
Let's get the W.
Paxton walks everyone. Hope we let him.
Nope, two outs after two pitches.
Beau Holder said:
Paxton walks everyone. Hope we let him.
Or... Ya know... The opposite
Paxton down after trying to cover 1st. Wow. He's coming out
Paxton is done for the day after that... Yikes, not good for them the day after a bullpen day
I hate that he's hurt but Paxton has a history of being tough on us.
One more day at Fenway. Got my broom ready
What happened to Boston's pitcher?
Uhhh, Mattress Mack... something you (don't) want to tell us??
LB12Diamond said:
What happened to Boston's pitcher?
Looked like a calf strain or Achilles.
Four outs on 13 pitches for Sims with the Sox bullpen tired and pressed back into action.
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