He's too good a prospect to let waste on the bench 5 days a week. They need to send him down if that's the plan.

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Silent For Too Long said:

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Now the real question is, can Texags and Astros Twitter handle some rookie growing pains without jumping off a cliff?

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I watched Bregman start 0-24 or whatever it was. I can handle it!

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I remember vividly being at a game during that stretch and telling my brother "he needs to go back down and come back up opening day 2017". I was just a tad wrong

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17rYndcoWW/?mibextid=wwXIfr

gambochaman said:

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https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17rYndcoWW/?mibextid=wwXIfr

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Awesome video. Love it.

Right on cue Zach. Dude is making a case that he should be starting everyday. Great fallback option if Walker needs more time or Cam falters.

Altuve back to 2nd and Cam and Dezenzo in the OF.

Farmer1906 said:

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Source: OF/IF Cooper Hummel did not make the #Astros opening day roster.

— Ari Alexander (@AriA1exander) March 25, 2025

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There are less General Hummel gifs than I would like online, so we're going with Kurt Hummel this time.

iBrad said:

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I know Cam has received all the hype, but Dezenzo has had as good of, if not better spring. He definitely deserves to be on the roster. I just don't know where his ABs are going to come from.

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IMHO, if he continues playing well I would have him play occassionally at 1B especially to ease Walker into the season to prevent injury. He should also play RF maybe 25% of the time. And I would also strongly consider putting Peredes at 2B and Dezenzo at 3B on days when we have a flyball pitcher on the mound. He can also play a little bit of LF when Altuve is resting or DH'ing. It would be awesome if he could play 2B, but I don't think he has experience there.

I think it's going to be crucial to spread him around a whole lot.

I also think Chas needs to play CF when it's a ground ball pitcher on the mound, and Jake when it's a flyball pitcher. Maybe 50% of the time to give them regular at bats?

Will be a challenge for sure, but I think it's doable.

What's the URL for the Astros *in season* thread?

https://texags.com/forums/53/topics/3534836

Hornbeck said:

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They need to make a hard push for Moniak. Lefty outfielder with experience and not crazy expensive.

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Moniak already signed with Rockies if I remember correctly.

Damn.