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Yordan Alvarez's potential?

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by rockbox, Jul 7, 2019.

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  1. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    Nope..since I don't read minds, I just went with what you posted. Nowhere in your post did you specify who it would or wouldn't stick with. Nowhere in my post did I call you a name or insult you. I merely questioned your general statement that it wouldn't stick.
     
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  2. HTown2017Champs

    HTown2017Champs Member

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    Air Yordan is far more marketable, and the fans seem to love it. That’ll always be my nickname for him.
     
    #182 HTown2017Champs, Jul 24, 2019
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  3. conquistador#11

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    Breaking: According to SAUCES, $1 hot dog night will be replaced with $1 sanguich Cubano night.
    (they should)
     
    #183 conquistador#11, Jul 24, 2019
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  4. Scarface281

    Scarface281 Contributing Member

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    Damn Air Yordan is perfect. Call the Astros. Let them copyright this and profit so we can improve the pen!
     
    #184 Scarface281, Jul 24, 2019
  5. asianballa23

    asianballa23 Member

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    he's hitless in the past 2, 3 games now? uh oh
     
    #185 asianballa23, Jul 25, 2019
  6. PhiSlammaJamma

    PhiSlammaJamma Member

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    Of the names so far, I least like Thordan, It's not going to happen Blummer. Air Yordan just feels like a rip off, and so I'd have to go with the Assassin. But I do think we can do better.
     
    #186 PhiSlammaJamma, Jul 25, 2019
  7. YaoMing#1

    YaoMing#1 Member

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    This kid is a beast.

    Hope they can find a field position that suits him soon enough.

    330 12 hr and 36 rbi in 36 games.

    Not the biggest sample size but not super small either.

    Kids got yearly 35+ hr and 100+ rbi potential.

    Only thing I wonder is if he’s really as young as they say he is.
     
    #187 YaoMing#1, Jul 28, 2019
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  8. H-Town Info

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    Nah...50+ HRs
     
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  9. vince

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    Finally, after all these years it seem the Astros have an all star quality/level DH..
     
    #189 vince, Jul 28, 2019
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  10. ChenZhen

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    How long is he under team control? Should be a while but just curious.
     
    #190 ChenZhen, Jul 30, 2019
  11. Xerobull

    Xerobull You son of a b!tch! I'm in!

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    They moved to the AL in 2013. You make it sound like it's been decades. :)
     
    #191 Xerobull, Jul 30, 2019
  12. El_Conquistador

    El_Conquistador King of the D&D, The Legend, #1 Ranking
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    Can you imagine actually pitching against Alvarez? For starters, the guy is huge, but with his great eye for the strike zone (really special for his age) and the exit velocity of his hits... standing 60' away from him... I wouldn't be too upset with issuing a walk.

    GOOD DAY
     
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  13. Buck Turgidson

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    Fastballs upstairs and try to hit his back foot with your breaking ball. If he walks, he walks.
     
    #193 Buck Turgidson, Jul 30, 2019
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  14. solid

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    The Cuban Cannon! Do not trade him.
     
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  15. topfive

    topfive CF OG

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    The Cuban Missile Launcher
     
    #195 topfive, Jul 30, 2019
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  17. rockbox

    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    Based on his stats in the minors and what he's done in the last 2 months, it wouldn't be a stretch to say that he has MVP potential. His numbers are comparable to Bellinger, Yelich and Trout already.
     
    #197 rockbox, Aug 3, 2019
  18. donkeypunch

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    Is that good?
     
    #198 donkeypunch, Aug 3, 2019
  19. backwardhead

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    Yea. Good thing we are in the AL. I love it. Having a scary a$$ monster ball crusher as our DH. Hope he keeps it up and this is only the beginning of a long and illustrious career. He'll look especially bad a$$ when his fills out and the facial hair comes in. I can see the future previews of future AL Championship Series "Air Yordan vs. The Judge" cut to these giants hitting balls across country. He's got something mythical about him.

    And hope never to see a ball bounce off his head for a homerun ie. Jose Conseco.
     
    #199 backwardhead, Aug 3, 2019
  20. rockbox

    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    No homeruns to far left field. He needs to work on that.
     
    #200 rockbox, Aug 3, 2019
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