And now the A’s- who are 2-8 in their last 10 games- are starting a 4 game series against the red hot Yankees. Seattle has 4 against the Royals. Good opportunity this weekend to open up a lead on Oakland… with Seattle potentially passing up the A’s in the standings
I watch from Auckland, NZ. I don't mind following American sports with this time difference. You have your whole day ahead of you a lot of the time.
I used to live in China and loved the time difference of 12 or 13 hours. As you said, good morning viewing. Dubai was also OK - 9 or 10 hours. The problem here is Europe is 7 hours ahead so 7pm Houston -> 2am here … Thank goodness for getaway games! (Football day games would also be good if we had a credible football team. Basketball is basically always 2-4am.) anyway, back on topic - I continue to be giddy about the emergence of Jake Meyers. If this performance is close to real, it puts the lineup well above replacement at all positions, which would make losing Carlos easier to swallow assuming we use the money on a TOR pitcher. The window remains wide open…
Jake Meyers Scouting grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 50 | Run: 60 | Arm: 50 | Field: 65 | Overall: 45 The fielding is why I like him. It's almost like having a hitting Marisnick in CF.
Would you rather spend $30M/Yr on Carlos and hope he stays healthy and productive or $30M/Yr on Justin and hope he returns at near 2017-2019 levels? Both are risky.
People don't realize that most of Correa's value is derived from his defense. His offense(streaky) and clutchness on the big stage is what makes him a superstar.
I've often thought of Correa as the combination of the best of Adam Everett (Range) and Dickie Thon (Offense) with a plus-plus Arm. If we lose him, it will be difficult to replace him for any one of his strengths, much less all of them. But our chances are slimmer than keeping Springer was.
Correa gets a lot more value from defense than most players, but there just aren't enough balls hit to SS for his defensive value to match his offense.
The Yankee insurgence spells trouble for AL wildcard contenders. They may even take their division. Wonder if TB will hang on?
between those two, Carlos. I don’t trust JV to be an ace anymore between injuries, age, and risk of loss of sticky stuff. But I suspect we could get a true ace (or very strong number 2) for that amount either via sign or trade (eating a lot of salary). But I admit I don’t have a specific name in mind … my point was just that if Meyers and Chas really emerge, the lineup is much stronger than the pitching. I’d also like to find a way to sign Graveman back, even if that means a number 2 vs a number 1.
Astros never would have let Jake walk if he could stay around 260-275 average. All we need from Jake Meyers.
Good news, A's 5.5 behind. The bad news, Yanks tied with the Stros and we have to win division to get into the playoffs.
I believe they will easily win the division, so I am not worried about WC standings … but that last sentence isn’t true. Even if the A’s somehow surged past the Astros, Houston would currently be 3 games clear of the Red Sox for the second wild card.
