2023 Houston Astros Thread

[tx 3 putt 77,920]

Just now, WBT said:

Y'all keep talking shit about rake farm!

His smile says it all 

[kevwun 15,943]

Toronto's bullpen was spent before this game.  Could be a real fun series.

[tx 3 putt 77,920]

Javier needs to be in Terminator mode 

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1,549]

projects to be a 56-0 no hitter.   /no jinx

[perfectchaos007 6,713]

Yo we scored a first inning Touchdown!? I'll take that every day all day

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Javier gonna have to keep the ball in the park cause these boys can blast it

Well at least we had a 7 run headstart

[perfectchaos007 6,713]

Good to see Belt still in the league. Hook em

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Well that was a nice catch

[perfectchaos007 6,713]

High degree of difficulty on that catch by Bregman

[Guest]

Now batting for the Blue Jays...

a skinny Andre Agassi

Edited April 18, 2023 by slorch

[rvm96 1,643]

I feel like I've heard Blumm mention multiple times how Meyers needs to throw to 2nd in that situation. At some point it's the coaches fault. 

[tx 3 putt 77,920]

Just now, rvm96 said:

I feel like I've heard Blumm mention multiple times how Meyers needs to throw to 2nd in that situation. At some point it's the coaches fault. 

 
I agree 1000%, throw to second 

[David Dennison 19,117]

Whew.

[Wulaw Horn 19,232]

Javier is back in mid season form with the 71 pitches thru 3 innings. 
I love the guy, want him to be an Astro for life, think there’s a good chance he wins a cy young blah blah blah- but dude is just legit awful at keeping the pitch count reasonable. 

[tx 3 putt 77,920]

Go Rook Go !!!

[Mo Horn 8,899]

Julks is here to stay

[tx 3 putt 77,920]

424, fucking bomb 

[HtownHorn 14,915]

I still laugh that Dusty doesn't play this kid everyday.

[billfromlaketravis 11,601]

I retract my previous statement on Julks’ power. He’s got some pop. 
 

Take your time Brantley. Take. Your. Time. 

 

[HtownHorn 14,915]

10 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

I feel like I've heard Blumm mention multiple times how Meyers needs to throw to 2nd in that situation. At some point it's the coaches fault. 

Yes, because they keep playing him.

[Snake Diggity 4,628]

On 4/5/2023 at 10:01 AM, closetojumping said:

 

Dubon could be cut today and not make another MLB roster ever again. If he does, it'll last as an experiment for 2-3 weeks. He's unredeemable. Absolute trash and he should be washing cars somewhere. 

Julks is a AAAA player. Taylor Jones. Royce Huffman. GTFO and off the roster. I couldn't believe they put him on the 40. Someone asked who else should be on the roster instead and I'd take anyone with upside including the dude who showed out last year and in the spring. I don't care if that guy tailed off towards the end of spring. 

Jake Meyers is a fringe player who looks like he's lost all of his pop. He should be giving guys a rest about every 6th day.

 

LOL

Edited April 18, 2023 by Snake Diggity

[billfromlaketravis 11,601]

Maldy will finish the season with like 100 more at bats than Julks, and Surly will their f***ing minds. I’m here for it. 

[billfromlaketravis 11,601]

I’m surprised CTJ talked shit on Julks. Isn’t he from Clear Lake? I’d be super excited for a guy from district playing well for the Astros. 

Edited April 18, 2023 by billfromlaketravis

[tx 3 putt 77,920]

Belt got hosed lolol

[Snake Diggity 4,628]

1 minute ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I’m surprised CTJ talked shit on Julks. Isn’t he from Clear Lake? I’d be super excited for a guy from district playing well on the Astros. 

What’s funnier is he was calling for “the guy who showed out last year” to be called up instead.  Julks showed out like a mf last season with a 30/20 year in AAA.  The guy he clamored for broke out in AA last season but sucked in AAA and is currently sucking in AAA again.

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1,549]

 

 

[rvm96 1,643]

Another Corey Julks victory lap for me. IIRC he was compared to AJ Reed.

[Snake Diggity 4,628]

2 minutes ago, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

 

 

Julks’ two hits had EV of 107 and 109.  Big league pitchers may find a weakness but he has a lot of potential to be a good big league hitter for awhile.

[tx 3 putt 77,920]

Just now, Snake Diggity said:

Julks’ two hits had EV of 107 and 109.  Big league pitchers may find a weakness but he has a lot of potential to be a good big league hitter for awhile.

scouting hasn’t caught up to him 

[HtownHorn 14,915]

1 minute ago, Snake Diggity said:

Julks’ two hits had EV of 107 and 109.  Big league pitchers may find a weakness but he has a lot of potential to be a good big league hitter for awhile.

Doesn't walk enough.

[Wulaw Horn 19,232]

2 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

Another Corey Julks victory lap for me. IIRC he was compared to AJ Reed.

I thought Reed was going to be good. He didn’t dissuade let of that opinion climbing the ladder. MLB is hard man. 

[billfromlaketravis 11,601]

How’s Julks’ arm? I’m not paying $10 for a scouting report. 

[Snake Diggity 4,628]

Just now, billfromlaketravis said:

How’s Julks’ arm? I’m not paying $10 for a scouting report. 

Average to below average.  He can be a good defensive LF but he’s stretched in CF/RF.

[YChang 3,472]

Julks went to my HS, so I’m def rooting for him. And up till now, the most famous Alum is the actress Stephanie Beatriz. Would be cool to add a pro athlete to that short short… er list. 

Edited April 18, 2023 by YChang

[Wulaw Horn 19,232]

Just now, HtownHorn said:

Doesn't walk enough.

Was just thinking that. Also noticing Meyers starting to walk which he didn’t do before this year at the big league level. Only thing Meyers is doing right is the OBP 100 points over BA. 
Julks BA is higher than his OBP. That won’t last, of course, but he’s got to start walking some or he won’t be able to actually succeed up here. 
did he walk in the minors?  

[tx 3 putt 77,920]

2 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

Average to below average.  He can be a good defensive LF but he’s stretched in CF/RF.

On March 4, 2020, Reed announced his retirement at the age of 26

[Snake Diggity 4,628]

2 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Doesn't walk enough.

He obviously is being very aggressive so far in the majors and it’s worked so I wouldn’t ding him for lack of walks this season.  His 9.5% walk rate last season wasn’t great but also wasn’t terrible, considering how productive he was.  I am usually not too worried about prospects not walking if they aren’t pedigreed, at least until they start getting pitched around.

[HtownHorn 14,915]

Just now, Snake Diggity said:

He obviously is being very aggressive so far in the majors and it’s worked so I wouldn’t ding him for lack of walks this season.  His 9.5% walk rate last season wasn’t great but also wasn’t terrible, considering how productive he was.  I am usually not too worried about prospects not walking if they aren’t pedigreed, at least until they start getting pitched around.

It was a joke, because he was usually plus .080+ in the minors, which is very good.

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Average to below average.  He can be a good defensive LF but he’s stretched in CF/RF.

Unless you compare it to Meyers arm then it is HOF level

[Snake Diggity 4,628]

2 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

On March 4, 2020, Reed announced his retirement at the age of 26

VERY different players.  One was a 300 pound lazy ass who didn’t like baseball but was incredibly naturally gifted so he went ahead and did it until it got hard then he quit. Julks is a plus athlete who grinded his way thru the minors and has some defensive and baserunning value to buffer his bat.

[Welch 635]

23 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Javier is back in mid season form with the 71 pitches thru 3 innings. 
I love the guy, want him to be an Astro for life, think there’s a good chance he wins a cy young blah blah blah- but dude is just legit awful at keeping the pitch count reasonable. 

“Javier” is Spanish for “McCullers”.

[tx 3 putt 77,920]

Jays trying to ice Julks !

[Wulaw Horn 19,232]

8 minutes ago, Welch said:

“Javier” is Spanish for “McCullers”.

20 batters faced, 7 first pitch strikes lulz. 

[Scraps 13,598]

Oh this pussy airplane complainer

Plz take him deep too

[runthebone 8,131]

18 minutes ago, Scraps said:

22 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

Average to below average.  He can be a good defensive LF but he’s stretched in CF/RF.

Unless you compare it to Meyers arm then it is HOF level

Raul Mondesi-Ichiro hybrid

[HtownHorn 14,915]

Don't look now, but Yuli is now at .265/.286/.382, after an 0-fer today.

[Mo Horn 8,899]

Maton may be the biggest surprise of the season, so far. Just nasty. 

[uoftorange 1,388]

If someone told you before the season that Maton, Dubon and Hunter Brown were absolutely killing this season, what would you have predicted the season record to be right now?  

[YChang 3,472]

1 minute ago, uoftorange said:

If someone told you before the season that Maton, Dubon and Hunter Brown were absolutely killing this season, what would you have predicted the season record to be right now?  

UNDEFEATED! Lol… 😅

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Way better than what it is