Miguel Tejada, ROFL. If I had a nickel for every time I heard "Tejada couldn't quite get to the ball....". Oh man, good times, good times.
I think Verlander is slow walking the process to get the biggest number possible to take back to Crane to get him to match. I also wonder how much patience teams will have as other guys are coming off the board. I think Crane sucking it up for 2 years to keep JV and pay tax buys him 10+ more years of trust by the fans. He's been frugal in the past and said he would save that money for later when it's needed. His spending this offseason may yet be more frugality if he's just shifting the JV money elsewhere. It's baseball, but I would put a 3peat at better than 50-50 if they add JV, Nimmo, Yuli, and Brantley. To me, 2 years of tax is worth it... perpetually in the tax like the Mets, Dodgers, and Yankees would not be to me...
It’s just really hard to see enough playing time for Yuli if they add both a catcher and a left handed outfielder, especially if they add Contreras who would eat up the backup time at 1B and DH (and LF). That would only leave ~40 games for Yuli at 2B and 3B where he would likely be a below average defender. Hard to see Yuli signing up for that unless the only other offers he’s getting are minor league deals.
I wonder if the Astros have ever considered trying Yordan in right field when we play in parks with a short porch over there, he has the requisite arm strength. I know Tucker is entrenched, but if he misses time for any reason it would be nice to have the option of putting the faster outfielder in the corner with more ground to cover instead of always being in the MMP alignment regardless of park.
Patton is a great guy. My son was working with him at a Woodland's restaurant. He has some good life advice for my son (that didn't need it). But it's always good to hear from another source.
Bregman's from New Mexico and has his salsa...maybe HEB can hook up Verlander Brand Belgian fries and mayo
I’ll give you Nate Lowe, but Jung has not done a single thing yet to prove he’s a good major leaguer. If anything his major league debut was a bit of a disappointment. That’s not to say his major league career is already determined, but it’s way too early to say that he’s a good major leaguer. Their starters are just so weak outside of deGrom and Perez. And even Perez likely won’t be nearly as good as he was last year. It’s certainly not impossible for them to be WC contenders, but I would be very very surprised if they were playing meaningful baseball games come September and especially October.
