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Astros acquire Yusei Kikuchi

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by tellitlikeitis, Jul 29, 2024.

  1. tellitlikeitis

    tellitlikeitis Canceled
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    Bloss for a rental is too steep
     
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    I swear if GM Bagwell did this f'n trade...............................
     
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    Am I missing something? This guy's numbers aren't that great.....
     
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    Went for a snail and got a p*ssy
     
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    Maybe they unloaded Montero at the same time.
     
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    Scouting report:

    Much ink has been spilled diagnosing Kikuchi’s stateside misfortunes. Well-documented are his NPB workload and MLB’s slipperier, less-tacky ball; speculation abounds regarding how Kikuchi has attempted to reconcile the latter. His scattershot changeup, woefully underused, remains his best pitch. Everything else, he grooves, and what Kikuchi grooves, hitters torch. Since his 2019 debut, among pitchers who have thrown at least 7,000 pitches, no one has aided opposing hitters’ exit velocities more. The numbers get even uglier if you factor his changeup out of the equation. DRA graciously sees a league-average-ish starter, and other home run-adjusted estimators view Kikuchi through rose-colored glasses as well. But while it’s tempting to chalk his struggles up to bad luck, he earns his poor results in part through shoddy pitch selection. Until and unless that changes, his MLB career will feel increasingly unsalvageable.
     
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    This has GOT to be the kicker here
     
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    I like Kikuchi but by trading Bloss I don't see the value.
     
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    Dana Brown is in over his head.
     
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    **** YOU DANA
     
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    Well when you put it like that...
     
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    Jesus, Brown is an idiot
     
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    WTF is Dana Brown doing?
     
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    Man, I feel like I was always excited when we went against Kikuchi. Without knowing the numbers, I feel like we always hit him really well.. sooooo
     
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    He did so much talking probably felt that he had to get any deal. not like this though.
     
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    So if this is all...when is the fire Dana Brown thread back?
     

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