<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Chris Carter has raised his batting average 50 points & his slugging percentage 123 points since July 1st</p>— jasoncollette (@jasoncollette) <a href="https://twitter.com/jasoncollette/statuses/499379349108576256">August 13, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
trade carter. also does anybody else think that folty's breaking ball is easy to read cause it seems he slows down arm delivery?
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Astros send down Santana to make room for Fowler, who'll be activated tomorrow.</p>— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) <a href="https://twitter.com/brianmctaggart/statuses/499399218474524673">August 13, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
I actually kinda like that he's getting knocked around in low-leverage situations. It doesn't really hurt the team and it gives him the incentive to get better. His numbers this season are less important than the list of things to work on this offseason that he's accumulating. That actually applies to Singleton and Santana as well; I expect much stronger sophomore seasons. (Springer I expect to Springer-Dinger any time anyway).
Whooh. Thank God. Give him a chance to shape-up before he breaks the MLB record for consecutive ABs without a hit.
So, the same fan got both of Carter's home run balls tonight. Interesting in that one was hit really long and the wither quite a bit shorter.
He has been on fire, didn't even realize it until I saw his numbers in the box score. Currently sporting a .333/.341/.452 line since getting here. His approach still looks terrible, but he's the type of player who could have success if he just puts the ball in play regularly, even if he doesn't walk a lot. Fowler is hurting the team in center, Marisnick is a beast out there. He has already accounted for a 1.7 career defensive WAR in only 1/3 of a season's worth of games.
