Tucker is going to make it difficult come September if he keeps this up. Only four strikeouts in August thus far. I am still in the Tucker is going to be a stud camp so I am excited about the possibility of him getting ABs.
If Tucker shows well in September, he should at least be on the ALDS roster. Position Players (14) Springer Altuve Brantley Bregman Alvarez Correa Gurriel Chirinos Reddick Straw Marisnick Maldonado Diaz Tucker
I think they are planning on him being the 13th position player next season (and in the playoffs this season). I also think they plan to keep Marisnick. Straw holds a lot more value if he can play SS and 2B in addition to the outfield.
He will see the field on road World Series games...... and if he doesn't play a game he will pinch hit. Alvarez right now is one of the 3-4 best offensive players in baseball............ Kyle Tucker cannot even be bothered to run to first base.
no doubt Alvarez is the better player, but depending on who we play in the world series, we may not be able to play him except for 1 at bat per game.
Alvarez's ability to hit is why he will be more valuable. I highly doubt Tucker's hustle is why he's not in the majors playing. I suspect it is more on Alvarez hitting, Tucker hitting good, but not great in AAA, the Astros having several better options in the majors, and possibly Astros are working to shorten up his swing path.
Yimmi Cortabarria, a Venezuelan OF who signed at the start of the 2017 IFA period, just hit his third homer of the year down in the GCL. When he signed, he was described as having big raw power but big swing-and-miss tendencies as well. Last year in the DSL, he hit two homers in 52 games and also had a 39% K rate (73 in 187 plate appearances). This is just Cortabarria's 14th game of the season; he missed the last couple of weeks due to what I guess was an injury of some sort.
Good going Kyle Tucker... And I have full confidence that Luhnow can flip guys for viably talented players to keep the organization flushed with young talented prospects, so if a young guy forces himself into the 25 man roster, Luhnow knows how to deal. There are the core pieces, and that’s Altuve, Bregman, Springer, Correa who can carry the Astros like bosses. I hope they can sign both Springer and Correa sooner rather than laterz
Agreed Since Tucker has only struck out 4 times this month, hopefully this means they've worked with him on shortening his swing. If he doesn't shorten his swing he will be a lesser version of Reddick. If he does shorten his swing he could be like Matt Olson.
"A player on a streak has to respect the streak, they don't happen very often. If you believe you're playing well because you're getting laid or because you're not getting laid or because you wear women's underwear, then you are."
