Platooning McCormick and Straw isn't a bad situation to be in. McCormick seems that he could be our utility outfielder that can give Brantley and Straw a breather. Also, bringing him in situationally as a pinch hitter when there is someone on third base with less than 2 outs wouldn't be a bad thing either.
Wouldn't Straw be more likely to drive in a run from 3rd with less than 2 outs as he's the more likely to put the ball in play? McCormick has been hot with RISP, but those things usually even out. When they don't, it usually is for guys with great bat to ball skills.
Is there a metric that measures just how much a hitter swings/misses a pitch by? Seems like some of his swings are nowhere close to the ball. Granted, the end result is the same, but there's gotta be some prognostic implications to a guy that sometimes misses balls by a foot vs. guys who are just off when whey swing/miss.
I posted the same thing in a game thread. Seems like Chas swings way over the top of pitches way too often. Seems like it should be a correctable problem, but what do I know.
He let's it rip, and does not have good bat-to-ball skills with how hard he's swinging. On prognostic abilities on missing by a little or a lot, there probably is some correlation for future K%, but I doubt it has much correlation for value. The guys that swing hard and miss by a lot tend to be bust a lot, but also lead to some guys that hit a lot bombs.
Springer did okay after his rookie season, but his profile currently is more along the lines of a lot of other teams than what the Astros have done lately.
Straw over last 7 days .455/.571/.455 His 1.026 OPS is only bettered by Correa over this span. https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/splits/_/id/39105/myles-straw
Straw has played better than I could have imagined on both offense and defense. When your 8-9 batter is hitting over .260 and reaching base 35 percent of the time, your offense is going to be really good. Tucker has pretty much given us what Springer gave us and Straw is playing better than Reddick.
Absolutely. Broadcast said that since June 1st he's 8th in the AL with a .396 OBP, and he has improved so much in the field. Kudos to him.
Good thing Click doesn’t listen to bozos like me on this board. I always have to remind myself about the learning curve—evens studs like Bregman have to be given time to make adjustments to ML pitching. Good on Straw to put in the work, he looks much more comfortable and controlled, will be a solid, affordable assets for years to come.
Tucker is having a very underrated season. If he is really a 4-5 win player each year it gives Houston a borderline mvp type player for 5 more seasons. Penciling in 10+ wins total/yr from Alvarez/Tucker/Meyers thru 2026 is pretty awesome and makes it easy to see a clear path to contention for Houston as least thru then.
George Springer Injury 5:40 mark He is wearing a heavy knee brace on his left knee, maybe needs surgery.
Lets not forget that the playoffs is where Springer shined the brightest. We haven't seen much of Tucker or any of Meyers in a long playoff run. Lets see how clutch they are when it counts the most first.
This years George Springer is not the same. With his injury, his Athleticism, his speed is not there. Everything about George is Athleticism, Speed in the Outfield and running the bases.
Plus they are younger, Jake Meyers 25 years old, Kyle Tucker is 24 years old More Talent on the way, Tyler Whitaker, Pedro Leon and many more hidden talent that will surprise us.
