2023 Houston Astros Thread

[rvm96 1643]

1 minute ago, Hank Chinaski said:

I don’t actually think this is a need, assuming Yordan returns after the ASB. If Dusty plays the best players, you have:

2B Altuve

3B Bregman

RF Tucker

LF/DH Yordan

1B Abreu

CF Chas

C/DH Diaz

SS Pena

C/LF Maldy/Meyers/Julks

If Dusty commits to making Chas the everyday CF and Abreu continues what he’s been doing over the last month (121 wRC+ in June), and Diaz is in the lineup as the catcher or DH most days…then this is actually a good lineup. If they want to go get a LF/DH type like Brantley would have been, ok…but it’s not really necessary if he’d just play Chas and Diaz.

Injuries happen and the bench could use another bat

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

Mike Trout out with fractured hamate bone. That’s got to spell an Ohtani trade now. A shame we don’t have the resources. But they would be dumb not to trade him now. Could always still resign him. 

[Storm the Field 5271]

Tuve just injured himself in BP. Dude can't catch a break health-wise this season. Brutal.

[Hank Chinaski 6310]

Just now, rvm96 said:

Injuries happen and the bench could use another bat

Sure, a guy who can play LF/DH would make some sense. But you’d have to get someone who is clearly better than Julks or Meyers for little prospect capital. 

[Scraps 13539]

The plan should have always been go get a LF or CF who mashes. Brantley was never going to be a piece.

When it is nut cuttin time Chas needs to play basically everyday (CF or LF i don't care) and Yordan needs to DH the majority of time.


Julks/Meyers need to be in once ever blue moon.

[UTexasFight 9376]

Thank god Altuve was the DH or we’d have to see Kessinger moved up to leadoff with Dusty’s rules on how to handle a late scratch

Edited July 4, 2023 by UTexasFight

[tx 3 putt 76308]

12 minutes ago, rvm96 said:

Mancini worked out in the end.

He made a play that yuli makes in his sleep. But his bat was 0 for ….

 

 

We’re not trading for a LF unless Yordan is hurt. So anyone we trade for has to be a better dh than dubon. Yordan likes being in the field, like Altuve 

Edited July 4, 2023 by tx 3 putt

[runthebone 7931]

Fuck, I hope Altuve gets back soon. 

[Scraps 13539]

So anyone we trade for has to be a better dh than dubon. 

Thats not hard.

[Hank Chinaski 6310]

19 minutes ago, Storm the Field said:

Tuve just injured himself in BP. Dude can't catch a break health-wise this season. Brutal.

It’s like there’s some sort of cosmic force that won’t allow Altuve and Yordan to be healthy at the same time this year. And it fucking sucks.

[Gourmand 7774]

34 minutes ago, Storm the Field said:

Tuve just injured himself in BP. Dude can't catch a break health-wise this season. Brutal.

please don't be an oblique

 

[Scraps 13539]

please don't be an oblique
 

Of course it is.

Unless he has explosive shits again cause he keeps eating fucking taqueria arandas with Pena

[UTexasFight 9376]

I’m afraid it’s an oblique as well.

 

2022 oblique is the 2019 hamstring  

[Gourmand 7774]

1 minute ago, Scraps said:

Of course it is.

Unless he has explosive shits again cause he keeps eating fucking taqueria arandas with Pena

unless he hit one off his foot/knee/ankle.....but that's probably less likely in BP. 

[DaysOff 7849]

If you combined Chas and Diaz into 1 player- and their PA are about right for that to make sense (close enough- they’d have the same amount of PA as Bregman) they’d have a 265 average, 294 OBP,  485 slug, 779 ops with 16 HR, 44 rbi, 38 runs, playing 2 of the most important 3 positions on the field. That’s an all star position player that’s just sat on the bench, right?  

Moneyball!

[Scraps 13539]

unless he hit one off his foot/knee/ankle.....but that's probably less likely in BP. 

Lol what is this retard practice?

[Gourmand 7774]

3 minutes ago, Scraps said:

4 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

unless he hit one off his foot/knee/ankle.....but that's probably less likely in BP. 

Lol what is this retard practice?

[David Dennison 18646]

This feels like load management near the AS break.

[Jshep34 2304]

How this organization hasn't fired the whole strength, conditioning, and medical staff I'll never know. So many misdiagnosed injuries. Lingering ailments that never recover. Sign players who are completely broken down.
Angels should have a fire sale. Get whatever you can for Ohtani, Trout and whoever else that has value.

[Gourmand 7774]

20 minutes ago, Scraps said:

21 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

unless he hit one off his foot/knee/ankle.....but that's probably less likely in BP. 

Lol what is this retard practice?

it happens, no reason for the r word scraps. Jfc.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2021/03/01/nationals-slugger-juan-soto-sits-after-fouling-ball-off-foot/43447269/

[UTexasFight 9376]

Hopefully he wasn’t practicing bunting

 

[Scraps 13539]

Must've fouled it off his oblique....they claim wrist.

Whichever is not good

[Mo Horn 8807]

Yup, that's an oblique strain 

[perfectchaos007 6596]

Not a great start for Beilak. Hopefully Altuve isn’t out for long 

[Mo Horn 8807]

No worries Brandon, the bullpen is well rested 

[David Dennison 18646]

1 minute ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Not a great start for Beilak. Hopefully Altuve isn’t out for long 

I'm guessing after the break at the earliest. This medical staff seems to slow walk everyone back into the line up.

[elfenix 34170]

'merica

[runthebone 7931]

24 minutes ago, Jshep34 said:

How this organization hasn't fired the whole strength, conditioning, and medical staff I'll never know. So many misdiagnosed injuries. Lingering ailments that never recover. Sign players who are completely broken down.
Angels should have a fire sale. Get whatever you can for Ohtani, Trout and whoever else that has value.

Agree, this happens way too often.  Brown needs to replace them

[David Dennison 18646]

7 minutes ago, runthebone said:

Agree, this happens way too often.  Brown needs to replace them

I think this is just the way it is in professional sports these days.

[Scraps 13539]

Headshot

[UTexasFight 9376]

[Mo Horn 8807]

If that was his son, he's got a nice swing 

[tx 3 putt 76308]

[Gourmand 7774]

27 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

I'm guessing after the break at the earliest. This medical staff seems to slow walk everyone back into the line up.

if it's an oblique strain he's out a month at least

 

[perfectchaos007 6596]

Kessinger!

[Mo Horn 8807]

Good job Rook

[UTexasFight 9376]

Watches a fastball down the middle

turns on offspeed down the middle

 

good work 

Edited July 4, 2023 by UTexasFight

[Rip76 4913]

Y’all keep talking shit about Kessinger.

[billfromlaketravis 11358]

Stay ready!

[Gourmand 7774]

KESSINGER BOOM BAH!!!

[WBT 20415]

Y'all keep talking shit about Gray (sp)

[Gut Wagon 8052]

1 Shade of Grae

[UTexasFight 9376]

Grandpa Kessinger had 14 HRs in 8,500 plate appearances?!

that’s April-May 2023 Jose Abreu-level power 

[David Dennison 18646]

5 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

if it's an oblique strain he's out a month at least

 

Were oblique strains a thing before 2000?

[UTexasFight 9376]

Just now, David Dennison said:

Were oblique strains a thing before 2000?

Was anything?

other than a broken bone or “dead arm”?

[UTexasFight 9376]

Bielak needs to become our extra inning guy.

dude is Cy young level with runners on 

[Wulaw Horn 18970]

How are we going to credit maldonado for this game by Bielak?   

[Mo Horn 8807]

Outstanding double play

[MirrOlure 14618]

I’m here at the game and that footwork by Kessinger was outstanding!

[perfectchaos007 6596]

Torchys got replaced with El Tiempo at MMP. Sad