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Jancel Villarroel is over 50 pa and has walked as much as he’s struck out. He’s yet to hit a HR but he does have 4 doubles and 5 steals. Hes...
All other things staying unchanged, if Alvarez, Diaz, and Walker had hit to their projections, the Astros would probably have 4-5 more wins and be...
Early 2025 returns on 2024 draft picks (wRC+ or FIP): 1. C Walker Janek 78 (no walks no power) 3. P Ryan Forcucci DNP (TJS recovery) 4. P Parker...
There’s a lot of luck in baseball.
Good comp. Healthy Correa with less defensive value is a good 80th percentile realistic comp.
I could see Cam Smith being a lot like Jason Werth.
I’m a broken record on this every time this topic comes up, but Luhnow was not an exceptional evaluator or developer of amateur talent. His real...
Seems like this offense is ****ed without Smith being a certified badass, plus adding an elite hitter at the deadline. TBD Altuve Alvarez Smith...
Caden Powell went 3-5 for Fayetteville tonight and is off to a really nice start. With his power if he gets moved up to Asheville he could really...
It’s extremely difficult to get fair value for a player with as much surplus value as Alvarez. That’s why you don’t see any teams regardless of...
Pena is making more and better contact than previous years. Contact outside of zone is 57% this season vs 47% in his career. Barrel % 13% this...
I don’t think Walker is cooked either. But that’s what people are worrying about.
3 way trade to shake things up: Astros get: 2B Brendan Donovan CF Lars Nootbaar SP Eric Fedde UT Jeff McNeil OF/1B Ryan Clifford $10M (from NYM)...
People were apoplectic last year too. A lot of it was directed at Abreu, which was legitimate. This year the fear is broader (but mostly focused...
From MLB.com article today on potential impact callups: Astros: A.J. Blubaugh, RHP (No. 10) A sleeper 2022 seventh-rounder from Milwaukee,...
Dezenzo.
Nah. I’m also fine with Houston not giving out 6+ year deals. There are enough lower tier free agents still in their prime age that can fill...
I would be just fine if the Astros never again signed another free agent over 32 years old.
I think most people came into the season concerned the offense was a bat short, but hopeful there’d be pleasant surprises; the opposite has...
Good comp, he does remind of Mills.
