[Official] Astros Off Season Thread

If Mike Lamb turned into a passable third baseman...

...just realized how atrocious was the defense during that era...

 

Aside from grandpa Biggio who exactly was so atrocious in that era? Lamb wasn't the butcher some people seem to remember him being, he just wasn't nearly as good as Ensberg and Blum.

The overall defense was good from 03-06, and featured some elite defensive seasons from Everett, Ensberg and Taveras.

 

Astros all defensive and no (power) hitting team:
ss Adam Everett
cf Willy Taveras
c Brad Ausmus
3b Bill Spiers

Who else we got?

 

The Lamb 3 errors in spring training is seated into my memory. Kent was not great at 2nd... neither was Berkman at center. Everett was incredible though but Tejada... ugh. Then no shoulder Bagwell with everyone shifting trying to cover for him...

 

Gerald Young
Rodger Metzger

 

I would have Marisnick over Taveras... James Mouton comes to mind. Greinke was great defensively but was too good offensively to be on this list.

 

I wonder if they'd have 10 HRs on the year between them all.

 

We'll move Marisnik to lf

 

Delete

 

Dave Bergman 1B

 

Tim Bogar?
Maldy?

 

A repeat passed ball champion is not a great defensive player. Plus, he was a silver slugger finalist.

 

lol when?

 

Maldy could run into a home run now and then. He was good for 12-15 hr’s while batting .179

 

2022.

https://www.si.com/mlb/astros/news/five-houston-astros-named-finalists-silver-slugger-awards

 

“Maldonado will presumably not take home the award after a season slashing .186/.248/.352.”

glitch in the system.

 

Myles Straw

 

Possible roster:

cf Willy Taveras
ss Adam Everett
3b Bill Spiers
lf Jake Marisnik
dh Gerald Young
2b Tim Bogar
1b Dave Bergman
c Brad Ausmus
rf Myles Straw

May be good for 0.5 runs per game and guaranteed worst season in the history of baseball... ever

 

Marisnick had pop. Think he hit 16 one year in a backup role

 

That's why he's cleanup