2023 Houston Astros Thread

[rvm96 1643]

Local OF from Galena Park HS for the 11th round. Not ranked by MLB.com

Edited July 11, 2023 by rvm96
Wrong HS

[tx 3 putt 78756]

1 minute ago, rvm96 said:

Local OF from Galena Park NS for the 11th round. Not ranked by MLB.com

he’s signing, u of h commit. 6-4 215, pitches and of 

 

https://defendernetwork.com/sports/high-school/nehomar-ochoa-dominates-at-galena-park-high-school/

[Chuckie Finster 23097]

5 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

he’s signing, u of h commit. 6-4 215, pitches and of 

 

https://defendernetwork.com/sports/high-school/nehomar-ochoa-dominates-at-galena-park-high-school/

No idea if he's any good, but not many high school ballplayers built like this.

[rvm96 1643]

Another unranked HS oufielder in the 12th from California.

[tx 3 putt 78756]

17 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

No idea if he's any good, but not many high school ballplayers built like this.

 

Venezuelan born, he wants a path to the mlb. He’s probably 23 or 24 

Edited July 11, 2023 by tx 3 putt

[Dutchrudder 11247]

19 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

No idea if he's any good, but not many high school ballplayers built like this.

[tx 3 putt 78756]

3 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

no way he’s hs aged 

[tx 3 putt 78756]

James Click U of South Carolina pitcher 

https://www.on3.com/teams/south-carolina-gamecocks/news/south-carolina-pitcher-james-hicks-serving-as-versatile-weapon-early/

[tx 3 putt 78756]

 

[Scraps 13812]

Rd 16

[Mitch Hedberg 2117]

2 hours ago, Chuckie Finster said:

No idea if he's any good, but not many high school ballplayers built like this.

17 years old. Hit over .600 and throws 93 from the mound. Ohtani who? 

[Scraps 13812]

Yeah I am going to go out on a limb and say this dude ends up being a bad motherfucker 

[tx 3 putt 78756]

 

[henrygandorf 29229]

32 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

remember that stretch where we signed like 8% of our top 10-15 round picks?  i think that number has ticked up a bit over the past 10 years.

[Scraps 13812]

So we need one guy to get on and Tucker can walk the AS game off and make the Seattle/mlb bitches cry more

[tx 3 putt 78756]

Curious if we offered …

 

[Scraps 13812]

So we need one guy to get on and Tucker can walk the AS game off and make the Seattle/mlb bitches cry more

Now he may get to make the last out lol

[tx 3 putt 78756]

As a senior, he batted .602 with a .685 on-base percentage, 11 home runs, 27 steals and 50 RBIs.
 

😍😍😍😍

Edited July 12, 2023 by tx 3 putt

[UTHornFan014 755]

I was hoping Dusty Baker would pinch hit for Julio after Tucker walked and really piss off the Seattle fans (not sure if there were any bench players left though)

Edited July 12, 2023 by UTHornFan014

[tx 3 putt 78756]

Ump just called that a ball 

[runthebone 8380]

Jesus, Dusty can't even win with a team of All Stars.

[Mez2 4048]

2 minutes ago, runthebone said:

Jesus, Dusty can't even win with a team of All Stars.

He's handicapped with Rangers, so

[runthebone 8380]

Just now, Mez2 said:

He's handicapped with Rangers, so

Does that matter if the game is meaningless?

[Huckleberry 34749]

11 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

As a senior, he batted .602 with a .685 on-base percentage, 11 home runs, 27 steals and 50 RBIs.
 

😍😍😍😍

Great story of a young man overcoming the difficult odds of being only 6'4" 215 pounds with a mid-90s rocket arm. Brings tears to your eyes. 

[Mez2 4048]

I dunno,  I'm drinking and who cares 

[tx 3 putt 78756]

Just now, Huckleberry said:

Great story of a young man overcoming the difficult odds of being only 6'4" 215 pounds with a mid-90s rocket arm. Brings tears to your eyes. 

he’ll be in west palm beach Saturday 

[Gourmand 7778]

16 minutes ago, Mez2 said:

He's handicapped with Rangers, so

whole lotta sad trombone with that group tonight

[Gourmand 7778]

14 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

Great story of a young man overcoming the difficult odds of being only 6'4" 215 pounds with a mid-90s rocket arm. Brings tears to your eyes. 

does make you wonder how his draft profile would have been affected if he was one of the Perfect Game gemstones.

[Huckleberry 34749]

https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=490292

He played 39 PG events. I'm sure growing up in a new country was difficult, but that story is seriously overselling the underdog angle. When you have his kind of talent you get scholarshipped into elite programs so they can sell to bigger numbers of parents of lesser talented kids. 

[tx 3 putt 78756]

48 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

whole lotta sad trombone with that group tonight

they had statues ready to go 

[tx 3 putt 78756]

1 hour ago, Mez2 said:

He's handicapped with Rangers, so

Number of times on base:

Kyle Tucker - 1

All 5 Rangers - 0

[UTexasFight 9819]

4 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Number of times on base:

Kyle Tucker - 1

All 5 Rangers - 0

Number of needless jumps on the warning track:

rangers - 2

tucker - 0 

[tx 3 putt 78756]

F the M’s and their fans ….

 

 

Edited July 12, 2023 by tx 3 putt

[Evil Bill Obrien 3522]

Mariners fans having trouble coping with getting owned and swept last year, but this is a new twist: literally putting money in Jim Crane's pocket by buying Astros merch.

 

[Gourmand 7778]

10 hours ago, Huckleberry said:

https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=490292

He played 39 PG events. I'm sure growing up in a new country was difficult, but that story is seriously overselling the underdog angle. When you have his kind of talent you get scholarshipped into elite programs so they can sell to bigger numbers of parents of lesser talented kids. 

He doesn't have a PG grade or full evaluation of their scouts because he wasn't in any of their showcases. I'm not informed enough to know why he wasn't--either because of circumstance/background or ability--but the greatest exposure to scouts is at those showcases.

[TonyTexas 10786]

 

[Gourmand 7778]

8 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

 

[kevwun 16449]

Needs to be a good one.  Like top of the rotation good.

[Gourmand 7778]

4 minutes ago, kevwun said:

Needs to be a good one.  Like top of the rotation good.

And if they can't strike a deal for one, figure out what's wrong with Javier and fix it. 

Hopefully he is not hiding an injury.

[Scraps 13812]

 

Yeah cause Brantley is coming back!

[HtownHorn 15231]

Rumors from the IT Astros thread is Giolito. He's a FA after this season, so Gilbert, Melton, or Clifford shouldn't be involved. 

Barber, Loperfido, Dezenzo, Arrighetti - probably our best bullets.

 

[Rockethorn1978 6206]

I’ll take more pitching but how can that be the number one priority when it’s our offense not producing as the number one reason we aren’t in first right now? We can never have too much pitching so I’m down for that but we need bats.

[kevwun 16449]

Because the offense won't matter if we don't have two starters who are pitching really well.  Frambler and Javier carried the team in the postseason last year.  Frambler is still pretty good, but Javier isn't even close to the same level.  Yordan and Altuve coming back will also go along way in helping the offense.  So will the end of stupid lineups if things go like last year.

Edited July 12, 2023 by kevwun

[tx 3 putt 78756]

Get healthy

Make a run 

[Gourmand 7778]

2 minutes ago, kevwun said:

Because the offense won't matter if we don't have two starters who are pitching really well.  Frambler and Javier carried the team in the postseason last year.  Frambler is still pretty good, but Javier isn't even close to the same level.  Yordan and Altuve coming back will also go along way in helping the offense.

Exactly this. The expectation that Javier and Brown would excel this year has not been met and unless they turn it around quickly, starting pitching becomes the priority at the trade deadline. 

[tx 3 putt 78756]

6 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

I’ll take more pitching but how can that be the number one priority when it’s our offense not producing as the number one reason we aren’t in first right now? We can never have too much pitching so I’m down for that but we need bats.

it’ll be interesting to see which ‘bats’ are traded at the deadline. 

[Hornsbay22 485]

20 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Rumors from the IT Astros thread is Giolito. He's a FA after this season, so Gilbert, Melton, or Clifford shouldn't be involved. 

Barber, Loperfido, Dezenzo, Arrighetti - probably our best bullets.

 

Start with Barber like the other 3 way too much.

[Chuckie Finster 23097]

1 hour ago, HtownHorn said:

Rumors from the IT Astros thread is Giolito. He's a FA after this season, so Gilbert, Melton, or Clifford shouldn't be involved. 

Barber, Loperfido, Dezenzo, Arrighetti - probably our best bullets.

 

Dude's going through a divorce.  He'll either pitch this second half with his hair on fire or be in a pit of despair.

[The Dog 44865]

[Scraps 13812]

Can they throw in Joe Kelly with fully paid contract so we can just have the joy of DFAing him?