Singleton is already at Lancaster (A+), but Nash is at Lexington (A), so it isn't like we don't have a good prospect there. Although a small jump, technically, Tri-City is a more advanced league (or at least it should be). Not sure who is playing 1B there.
Telvin Nash and Davidson are both splitting between DH and 1B. You could platoon them at Lexington and still have them both play everyday. Nash also plays some at Left Field. Or you could go ahead and promote Nash to Lancaster, and have him 1B/LF/DH platoon, and promote Austin Wates to Corpus. One way or the other Davidson needs to be on the move. Brett Wallace better show something quick, becuase we've got a whole line of 1B prospects behind him. Kody Hinze AA Jon Singleton A+ Telvin Nash A Chase Davidson Rookie
Nash in LF is awful, but as a temporary thing, it might work, since getting them all ABs is the most important thing. Kody Hinze has slowed down recently.
Keuchel is getting smashed again tonight. I haven't watched so not sure if a lot of balls are finding holes but either way it appears he might be overmatched at AAA.
Dude its 2 starts chill out. He made nine starts at Corpus last year and had a 4.70 ERA and people said he was overmatched, but he made adjustments and dominated this year. You got to give a guy who relies so heavily on "pitching" time to adjust before making a sweeping statement like that. I'm not saying he's the next Walter Johnson, or even a major league player, but I'll need extended futility before i make that call. One guy that does concern me is Wallace, the second he went back down he started raking, he had a full year in the bigs and never showed anything, but the second the competition drops he's back to his hitting ways. I had hoped it was a mental or mechanical problem that needed fixing.
Why couldn't it still be "mental". He was doing pretty good in the big leagues till he got into a funk. He started striking out more and his power disappeared. I didn't see pitchers doing anything particularly different with him. I think he just got too frustrated to break out of his slump thus he got benched. The fact that he has regained his stroke this quickly points less to a mechanical issue and more to a mental one. Like I said, he did hit well for an extended period at the big leagues, so he does have it within him if he can keep his confidence up.
The simplest explanation for Wallace's problems is that he has not made the adjustments needed to hit MLB pitching, especially when the opposing team has a scouting report on him. The lack of a scouting report might also explain his recent success in AAA. Or it just may be that Wallace can hit AAA pitching.
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/sports/local/the-astros-will-aggressively-pursue-armstrong 3rd rounder Jack Armstrong Jr. wants 1st round money. Astros gunna have to pay up.
Early test for Crane to see what kinda owner he's gonna be. If he pulls a drayton and acts like a company man refusing to pay above slot, it may be an early sign of trouble. If they offer him a mid-1st round signing bonus say 2 million, he'll probably take it. Which a lot better investment than paying some MLB re-tread.
If he was truly worth mid first round money, he would have been selected mid first round. I would rather get a compensatory pick next year and start over. Too many questions with his health.
Players that are first round talents fall usually because of either signability concerns or injury history. Armstrong is a combination of the two. The majority of third rounders never pan out anyway, so you might as well take the chance on a guy with immense talent like Armstrong despite his injury history. To top it all off, next year's draft class will be considerably weaker than this one.
Not concerned with Keuchel yet but the guy has given up 18 runs in just over 5 innings...overmatched. I think he will adjust overtime and has the makeup to do it quickly.
Exactly my point. If he was worth whatever he is asking for, then he would have been taken in the irst round. If he wasn't an injury risk, he would have been taken in the first round. There is always a reason. Why is he going to be tough to sign? Because he is going to ask for more money than he is truly worth. you don't let a guy slip down that is simply going to ask for the money he deserves for the spot in which he is taken. So, evidently people don't think he is worth the first round money that he was going to want. That, and he is an injury concern, which affects his value as a prospect, hence the third round selection. The only type of guys that I would overslot for are the Josh Bell types that swear they are going to college. You take a chance on picking him up, because he is a certain high first round talent. Jack Armstrong is a third round talent who was taken in the third round but wants first round money.
Paul Clemens was on the mound tonight and threw 6 2/3 shutout innings, holding Arkansas to 4 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 6.
He was very open about wanting 1st round money. If you don't think he's worth it, you don't waste a third round pick on him.
Maybe they thought he would come of that demand. I don't know. I just know that if he wanted first round money, then people would have drafted him in the first round if they thought he was worth first round money.
