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Astros call up Tucker (Starts in LF Today)

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by Rox225, Jul 7, 2018.

  1. Rox225

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    #1 Rox225, Jul 7, 2018
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    Insert “It’s Happening” gif.
     
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    Great defensive play denied, but Batting avg is atrocious
     
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    I'm super surprised. Like most I am anxious to see what he can do in the majors, but we now have 3 left handed bats (4 if you count Gonzalez) in the outfield. We also lose Marisnik's defense. Pretty hard to sit Kemp since he is doing such a good job turning the lineup over, but Hinch said when Tucker came up it was as an everyday starter. We will see.
     
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    Here’s hoping he doesn’t look like Preston did..
     
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    Anybody know how he hits against lefties?
     
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    Dance, dance mother f'ers.
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    exciting stuff.

    gotta figure jake's gonna get traded at this point.
     
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    Quite well. BA over .300, OPS over .900 '16-'18.
     
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    Per AAA stats he hits lefties just as well as righties. Slightly lower OBP but higher slugging and OPS.
     
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    No reason to trade him until the offseason. He's insurance.
     
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    my exact reaction
     
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    Really excited for this.
     
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    Need a lunhow face on this
     
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    think it would be more of a favor/respect thing at this point.

    seems to me like you either need/value a late-inning defensive replacement and what jake brings, or you don't. if you do, there's no reason to ever send him down. if you don't, there's no need for him to be in the organization.

    this signals to me that his run is probably over, but who knows.

    send him back to the marlins in that realmuto package :)
     
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