Former Astros Tracking Thread

(sorry for not googling it myself...) is fWAR cumulative or [insert adjective that means "based on an average"]?

 

Cumulative

 

Good for him, but the shiny era doesn’t really project him to the majors. He may well get a callup at some point but 7 k/9 against 2.5 bb/9 as a 30 year old RP in AAA isn’t really very good.

 

I'm surprised he's still hanging on to the dream. What do minor leaguers make? Certainly the traveling and time away from home has got to be pretty grueling, and the traveling accommodations are nowhere near what they are for MLB. I guess he just genuinely enjoys it and maybe he was actually wise with the signing bonus money on his #1 pick contract.

 

Appel is a very intelligent person who thinks and feels much more deeply than the average pro baseball player; personally I think that was his downfall on the mound. But he has almost certainly managed his money well. I honestly doubt he is playing “for the love of the game”. I think in his time away he started thinking about legacy and public perception and nostalgia and a lot of other stuff and it sucked him back in, only this time he’s mature enough to keep his mind focused enough to have some moderate on-field success.

 

Robel got DFA'd by the Cubs and has signed with the KBO

 

It's wild that he hardly even flashed as a prospect outside of maybe his first run in AA.

 

Phil Nevin is the new Manager of the Angels

 

hate to say I told ya so…BUT, I told ya so

 

Looks like Cole allowed back to back to back homeruns in the 1st. Third was from Correa.

 

5 HRs and 7 runs off of Cole in 2.1 innings.

 

Pitching IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP ERA
Gerrit Cole
2.1 8 7 7 2 3 5 1.07 3.63

Carlos got him a bomb.

You hate to see it....

 

Unfortunately the Twinkies are letting Joey Fing Gallo of all people keep the Yanks in the game.

 

Carlos undercover working for Astros to get Verlander another Cy

 

This has been in the works for a while. Good for him.