Altuve is a situational bunter only when he reads the defense setup. He's done it quite a few times this season when he sees the 3rd base is playing back. Idk what the twins defense setup for his particular at bat but i'd imagine they were playing pretty close expecting altuve to possibly bunt. Additionally, Lee had an exceptional defensive play when dubon laid down a bunt earlier in the game.
Abreu: flop Montero: flop Hader: not looking so hot Trading from already thin farm for 40 year Verlander: not looking so hot Lee for Graveman: flop
So he gets zero credit for “leadership” for the other games? It’s just a bad circumstantial stat that you seem to be having a hard time comprehending, yet you keep putting it out there like it’s some Mensa level genius finding. A lot of teams over the years struggle in 50/50 games. It’s largely meaningless over a 162 game season. The 2022 team was 28-16 in one run games. Was that purely just “great managing”? Same manager didn’t have close to the same record either the year before or year after.
Why did salazar leave the game? was he drilled? just too risky to put Diaz and the backup catcher in the same lineup. sucks we lost. Glad I missed it
his high leverage pitchers are Abreu, Pressly, and Hader. When these guys don't do hold a lead or keep it where it is at, what is he supposed to do? yea you could argue "oh, Espada stayed with the so and so pitcher for too long. oh, Espada took too long to put so and so pitcher in." and that's warranted. But when Abreu, Pressly, and Hader blow leads to let teams back into the game (just look at games earlier in the season), it's out of his control. He has a game plan for high leverage pitchers and go through with it for close games just like any other managers.
he didn't look all that great on his outing either. struggled to throw strikes. did enough to get out of the inning unscathed
