Not only that, but people conveniently ignore that his K/9 IP rate has actually improved this year. As I've said before... he's still a very raw pitcher. He's the same age as Billy Wagner was in his first full stint as a closer in 1997, and Billy didn't reach his full potential without some tweaking. The fact that he's already had some success as a closer at a very young age is a very good thing going forward for the next 4+ years.
Running it back. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Astros?src=hash">#Astros</a> lineup. Same as yesterday. <a href="https://t.co/2ailj5VtaF">pic.twitter.com/2ailj5VtaF</a></p>— Jordan Ray (@JordanLRay) <a href="https://twitter.com/JordanLRay/status/769614503461789696">August 27, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Harris has mostly progressed back to his early season form since his demotion. Last 4 games.... 0.00 ERA 4 IP 2 H 1 BB 6 Ks Props to Giles for his increased K/9.... now he needs decreased suck-rate in other, more important, areas. I want to like him, trust me.
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Yep, top to bottom I think we're top 5. I would only take the Indians and Cubs staffs over us. I'm tempted to throw in the Dodgers but they're too injured and I feel like their bully may have a major letdown in the playoffs. Mets and Nats have better starters but worse bullpens. Blue Jays have slightly better starters but we have a superior pen. You could make a case for the Giants with their starters but their bullpen hasn't been that great this year. It's awesome how good our bullpen has been. Don't know if it's a decline in talent but some bullpens around the league are really bad. Getting paid millions but can't get 3 outs without giving up a run
With all the Giles talk, I had to go over his stats myself. He has been very good since June 1st. Our bullpen is one of our strengths (overall). Not where we should be focusing our attention. Our starters on the whole are average to slightly above IMO. I do think a additional #1 or #2 would be necessary for a deep playoff run. But again , not our primary need. Defense? Above average. What is it then? Consistent and Clutch hitting. Captain Obvious I know. Its how we improve the offense that is deserving of conversation. Maybe trade some of our abundant pen for hitting?
Apparently Keuchel's ERA with Gattis is 2.59 and almost 6 with Castro Fiers with Gattis: 3.03 and 4.76 with Castro
