That makes sense because I was having a difficult time trying to figure out how Cabbage had 2 options left
He's the best they have because Dana wasn't able to get a deal done at the deadline. He didn't have a backup plan when the deals with Rays fell through.
Your major league team will be very very good if you can graduate 2 average or better players a year and a star every 3 or 4 years. that basically means you would always have 12 average or better guys under club control that are home grown, plus a couple home grown stars under club control. You need to, under that paradigm, sign two more stars (FA or extension of your own guys) at any time on your roster and the rest can be depth/filler- as long as it’s not bad.
Astros prospects who have more HR in their minor league system since 2006: AJ Reed 135 Jon Singleton 122 JD Davis 105 Telvin Nash 100 Preston Tucker 100 Jack Mayfield 100 Pedro Leon’s 57 AAA HR are 6th most since 2006, behind Reed, Singleton, Marc Saccomanno, Tyler White, and Kyle Tucker
Following up- what I hope Dana can convince crane to do- and I don’t know how successful he will be- is giving out 8 or 9 year 100M contracts for guys going into year 2 or 3. Like- yainer Diaz this year would have a 9/100M offer from me this offseason. Make him say no to generational money. That’s assuming you like the guys makeup, obviously, and don’t think money is going to ruin him. If you wait until the guy is in arbitration you’ve waited too long. If you are going to be a draft and develop organization this is what you have to do. Even if you miss on a couple of those guys it’s not as bad as eating an Abreu and Montero contract. You can afford to bat 500 on those extensions and be much better off than not doing any of them.
Great frame for a pitcher. When we drafted him I assumed he would be a reliever based upon his stuff and background.
A TELVIN NASH sighting!!!! I love it. I've never been more wrong on 2 blue chip prospects than I was on Reed and Whitley (I do still have bullpen hopes for him though)
They should seriously think about calling this guy up and giving him a try. Do it now before he gets some discomfort and misses the rest of the year.
Isn’t this a hanger begging to be crushed? Had a little hump in it at the start as well, so would be easier to recognize (for better hitters) as not an 99mph fastball out of the hand. But I am glad his arm or neck or shoulder or brain hasn’t fallen off yet.
I’ve always thought, before they got rid of him for good, they should call him up and give him a couple starts (or 5 bullpen appearances) just for ***** and giggles. A few guys are different in games than practices. I think it’s highly unlikely it would work, but with his stuff I’d have tried that right before I pulled the plug and released him.
Even if he has initial success… it’s whether or not he can sustain it once the league has gotten a look on him that determines whether a guy could have a career or not. If he’s improved on his ability to accept coaching and make adjustments, this is the first step that would have to happen (before promotion) given how fast MLB teams will dissect every aspect of your game.
I am surprised that Whitley did not get traded at the deadline. Maybe Dana likes Whitley better than most here ... or ... the other GMs did not ask for him in the trade.
Health has always been his biggest issue. I would call him up for a look . BTW, Ort has impressed me.
I just want to see Whitley in the majors. If he succeeds....great, if not then I can finally be done with him. I don't trust him, but yet I'm always drawn in lol
