Houston Astros off-season thread

[APMP 688]

The talk in here about Yordan batting leadoff is giving me flashbacks to all of the handwringing and hairpulling in here about Springer/Altuve batting leadoff. Yeah we maximize plate appearances, but every solo homer is another 50 message board posts about it.

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3 minutes ago, APMP said:

The talk in here about Yordan batting leadoff is giving me flashbacks to all of the handwringing and hairpulling in here about Springer/Altuve batting leadoff. Yeah we maximize plate appearances, but every solo homer is another 50 message board posts about it.

batting yordan twice in the line up would be full optimization 

[huge 3,795]

Leadoff would be cute but I cant imagine it happening.

2 is a stretch.

Edited February 21 by huge

[Scraps 13,570]

Anyone going to Wrigley?

Cubs tix go on sale Friday, unless you signed up for presale then you can get them tomorrow

[UTPhil2006 3,809]

11 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Anyone going to Wrigley?

Cubs tix go on sale Friday, unless you signed up for presale then you can get them tomorrow

Don’t forget - Third base/LF side. You wanna be in the sun. 

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On 1/24/2024 at 2:32 PM, Wulaw Horn said:

It would be like if the NFL HOF started letting in "3rd down backs".

Devin Hester literally got in this year as a kick returner

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36 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Don’t forget - Third base/LF side. You wanna be in the sun. 

I went to Minnesota lol....I think I can handle it.  Plus I want to be on Astros dugout side. 

2 of them are night games anyway

Edited February 21 by Scraps

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The total WAR of every MLB teams 1st round picks the last 10 years

Edited February 22 by tx 3 putt

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In honor of Eric Hosmer retiring

[Dutchrudder 11,150]

lol poor Maton looks so sad when that ball hits the ground. That's the same reaction my 2 year old makes when she drops a snack on the floor.

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11 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

The total WAR of every MLB teams 1st round picks the last 10 years

As a rough calculation, Whitley needs to put up about 40 WAR this year to pass Bregman on that list.

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10 hours ago, Scraps said:

In honor of Eric Hosmer retiring
 

That is the second best Bregman driving in* Fisher of all time. 

 

*loosely speaking, I assume no RBI.

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20 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

batting yordan twice in the line up would be full optimization 

having 2 runners OB for one of those PA's sure does sound better to me, but who cares about runs scored?

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7 minutes ago, slorch said:

having 2 runners OB for one of those PA's sure does sound better to me, but who cares about runs scored?

This is why optimally you want him batting 2nd (not leadoff or even 3rd). The leadoff hitter has a runner on ahead of them less than any other spot in the lineup; conversely, 3 frequently has at-bats with no one on and 2 out-it’s actually a less important spot than 4 or even 5 in terms of likelihood of having runners on. 2 should be your best overall hitter, one with both high OBP and power.

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22 minutes ago, runthebone said:

That is the second best Bregman driving in* Fisher of all time. 

 

*loosely speaking, I assume no RBI.

It is also the second shortest walk-off contact of Breg's career:
https://www.mlb.com/news/alex-bregman-delivers-walk-off-to-seal-win-c285231446?partnerID=web_article-share

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Damn the cubs/wrigley ticket buying is stupid as fuck. Can't pick your seat just section...."will be given best seats in this section for your amount"

Fuck that.

What year are we in?

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14 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

The total WAR of every MLB teams 1st round picks the last 10 years

How the hell do you have negative war from your first round picks over the span of any decade?

[WBT 20,653]

We have another 51 WAR from our two 1st round picks in 2012.

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30 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

How the hell do you have negative war from your first round picks over the span of any decade?

We get credit for more than that for Mark Appel alone.  Whitley's not looking so bad either.

Edited February 22 by WBT

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1 hour ago, UTexasFight said:

How the hell do you have negative war from your first round picks over the span of any decade?

Not drafting players or letting a monkey handle your draft would gave produced better results 

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Joey Bart being just as good at baseball as the actual BART doesn't help either.

Bednar fucking around too

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Cristian Javier said he lost around 15 pounds this offseason. He acknowledged that some of his struggles last year could be attributed to some extra weight he was carrying around in addition to the already-documented mechanical flaws he had.

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On 2/21/2024 at 11:32 AM, Scraps said:

How bout this one Pops...lol

That cactus isnt native to Texas

 

would not bang 

[UTexasFight 9,523]

I’m a fan

 

[formermav43 4,606]

It would look better if it was just the H in front of a blue star, like it was on the all orange and orange will blue bill caps, instead of that clunky logo.

[TejasPedro 1,858]

That’s a fine cap there little lady.

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So pumped for the season …..

 

[kevwun 15,856]

The games will be televised tomorrow and Sunday on SCN.  5:00pm and Noon start times.

Edited February 23 by kevwun

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Someone photo shop altuve in and that’s the Houston mt rushmore 

 

 

[TonyTexas 10,524]

6 hours ago, kevwun said:

The games will be televised tomorrow and Sunday on SCN.  5:00pm and Noon start times.

Do the stupid blackout rules apply to spring training games?

[tx 3 putt 77,336]

Astros baseball is on TV today. @SpaceCityHN starting at 4:30p CT
 

 

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16 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

Someone photo shop altuve in and that’s the Houston mt rushmore 

 

 

 

Would Altuve still be shorter than Earl in the rascal?

 

[Dutchrudder 11,150]

28 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Astros baseball is on TV today. @SpaceCityHN starting at 4:30p CT
 

 

It appears that YouTube TV does not carry it 😞

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[TonyTexas 10,524]

^^^
Wtf did you expect for game 1 of spring training?

Edited February 24 by TonyTexas

[runthebone 8,029]

Number 82.  Never a good sign

[UTPhil2006 3,809]

Anyone got eyes on @Wulaw Horn Whitley just got hurt in his bullpen 

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45 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

^^^
Wtf did you expect for game 1 of spring training?

He's just obligated to find a reason to use that gif on every single page.

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No Yainer!?!  It was Espada all aling!

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11 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Anyone got eyes on @Wulaw Horn Whitley just got hurt in his bullpen 

Is this for real?  That is a personal record

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35 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Anyone got eyes on @Wulaw Horn Whitley just got hurt in his bullpen 

Soreness in his middle finger. It’s OK. I have one he can use. 
 

 

Edited February 24 by TonyTexas

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55 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Anyone got eyes on @Wulaw Horn Whitley just got hurt in his bullpen 

 

[runthebone 8,029]

Must have been driving in Boston or something

 

[TonyTexas 10,524]

23 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

Do the stupid blackout rules apply to spring training games?

The answer is no. Game is airing on MLB.TV

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Here we go boys ….

 

[tx 3 putt 77,336]

Chas working that count !!!!!

[kevwun 15,856]

Baseball!

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Chas for MVP !!!!!

[WBT 20,653]

Chazzy Fizz!

[UTPhil2006 3,809]

Astros 162-0 confirmed. Chas MVP