What was it a few years ago, the White Sox who just totally gave up on their season while they were solidly in the postseason hunt? Started trading everybody. The fans and media went apes!!t. How do you think that would go over in Houston?
Dude is so nice I can't hate on him. He certainly did. . Hung put with him a little bit. I've heard a lot about Grace
Flash back to 2016 around here.. they were 2 games out of the wild card at the deadline. Of course that led to them focusing on what it would take to build a winner in 2017. No more of the boom/bust approaches at the plate. Go from leading the league in strikeouts to having the least. (and signing veterans like McCann and cough, Beltran, to help the plate approaches.... minus scandals!)
Then you have to know with a great degree of certainty that we can get enough offense and pitching back soon enough to sustain the lead. I'm not sure that's happening.
They have 4 starting pitchers currently on rehab assignments, so there’s a reasonable degree of certainty those guys will be back. Only the Astros front office knows when/if they can expect Pena, Alvarez, Paredes, and Meyers back. Either way, you don’t tank your season at the trade deadline when you’re leading the division, ever.
It sucks what has happened with the injuries, and the team is really, really hard to watch right now. However a lot of guys should come back and the Astros are still firmly in a playoff spot, fans have become spoiled. As long as you have a legit chance you take it. It feels like routine for us, but most of the league would consider this an amazing season and be excited for the possibilities in October. Winning is never guaranteed, just ask the Orioles and Braves
