Houston Astros 2024 Season Thread

[LCHorn 2632]

I’d rather trade Chas and live with Loperfido’s contact issues.  

[kevwun 15928]

He's really good defensively and has more power.  He might K his way out of the league though.  I don't think I'd want to give up on him quite so soon though.  The only thing that gives me hope on his strikeouts are that he takes so many strikes that he shouldn't.  If they can find a way to fix that, it would help a lot.

Edited July 11 by kevwun

[tx 3 putt 77535]

Breaking news !!!!!!!!!!!!!

kyle Tucker is on the field playing catch !!!!!!!

Breaking !!!!!!!!!!!

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23 minutes ago, LCHorn said:

I’d rather trade Chas and live with Loperfido’s contact issues.  

Cabbage needs more at bats, not chas 

 

 

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49 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

He's 22% better than Singleton this year. That's a significant gap.

Not if you’re giving prospects + being a two month rental, imo 

Edited July 11 by tx 3 putt

[LCHorn 2632]

2 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Cabbage needs more at bats, not chas

I would play Cabbage at first.

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

Meyers struck out at 35% rate his first two years in 300 ABs and is at 27% in 550 ABs his last two years. Judging Loperfido’s 39% rate after 80 ABs may be slightly premature. 

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

29 minutes ago, kevwun said:

He's really good defensively and has more power.  He might K his way out of the league though.  I don't think I'd want to give up on him quite so soon though.  The only thing that gives me hope on his strikeouts are that he takes so many strikes that he shouldn't.  If they can find a way to fix that, it would help a lot.

He watches way too many first pitch strikes down the middle then swings at a shitty second pitch. Sometimes you gotta swing at the first one. 

[kevwun 15928]

Correa doing that drove me nuts.  Why give them an automatic strike on you?

[Scraps 13583]

Breaking news !!!!!!!!!!!!!
kyle Tucker is on the field playing catch !!!!!!!
Breaking !!!!!!!!!!!

In a wheelchair?

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15 minutes ago, Scraps said:

37 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Breaking news !!!!!!!!!!!!!
kyle Tucker is on the field playing catch !!!!!!!
Breaking !!!!!!!!!!!

In a wheelchair?

[HtownHorn 14786]

41 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Not if you’re giving prospects + being a two month rental, imo 

Oh no, not the prospects. Even though the two prospects everyone was bitching about last year for Verlander suck now. Name one prospect that we gave away since 2017 that has made us regret the trade? Probably Abreu, but only because Dusty stupidly blocked the better trade and made Click reach for Vazquez.

Edited July 11 by HtownHorn

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[Dondrysdale1 370]

4 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Oh no, not the prospects. Even though the two prospects everyone was bitching about last year for Verlander suck now. Name one prospect that we gave away since 2017 that has made us regret the trade?

Teoscar Hernandez for a lefty that wasn’t on the World Series roster is maybe one? Didn’t cost that team but could have help lengthen the lineup while on a rookie deal

[billfromlaketravis 11536]

5 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

[BrickTop 477]

 

Umm id of rather sent dubin away, Ort looked good.

[kevwun 15928]

It has to be a temp move since he would be unavailable today.

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

nicely done.

Bloss on pitch count, Dubin prob stayed as long guy if needed. Ort down for at least 2 days after pitching last night. Makes sense in the short term. Back after the break I would suspect maybe.

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24 minutes ago, kevwun said:

It has to be a temp move since he would be unavailable today.

correct he’d need two or three days rest 

Edited July 11 by tx 3 putt

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[tx 3 putt 77535]

Astros will stay in rotation to end the first half against the Rangers:

Fri: Hunter Brown
Sat: Spencer Arrighetti
Sun: Ronel Blanco

[tx 3 putt 77535]

Hmmm ….

Chas McCormick has a .576 OPS this year. Martin Maldonado had a higher OPS in every season with the Astros except 2021 when he produced a .573 figure. Chas is struggling would be an understatement. His current OPS is 200 points below his career average. Gotta get his bat going.

[UTexasFight 9547]

2 hours ago, kevwun said:

He's 30.  His arm is in better shape than the usual rookie pitcher.

Eh, kinda. But let’s not act like he’s a long-time SP in the minors that finally found a secret weapon. 

The last time he broke 1,000 pitches before last year was 2018.

He threw a total of 2,130 pitches last year.

He’ll be at ~1,700 at the ASB.

 

 

 

[billfromlaketravis 11536]

I think we have a large enough sample size to move on Chas. If the Astros could deal him for a competent starting pitcher with a team option for next year, I would do that in a heartbeat. 

[tx 3 putt 77535]

Carantini to w palm beach tomorrow 

[Hank Chinaski 6322]

Chas is a 115 OPS+ guy over 88% of his career PAs (2021-2023) and 65 OPS+ over 12% (2024). 

Seems reasonable to assume that he is probably more like the guy we’ve seen 88% of his career than the guy we’ve seen this season. Players don’t typically collapse at age 29, and players frequently have bad 166-PA stretches. It’s possible that he’s done as a good MLB player, but I don’t think that is the most likely scenario.

(Not saying I wouldn’t trade him in the right deal, just that he probably hasn’t just ceased being a good player.)

 

[Scraps 13583]

To all you lady men here

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Altuve all over that first pitch 

 

🥺🥺🥺

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Big two out hit for pena !!!

30 minutes ago, Scraps said:

To all you lady men here

 

[Mez2 4025]

Productive at bats give me a raging clue

[Mez2 4025]

Cesar Salad sucks

[tx 3 putt 77535]

What is this wizardry, a strong throw from an OF’r ?????

[Mez2 4025]

47 minutes ago, Scraps said:

To all you lady men here

I saw this guy at T Town back in the day

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Cabbage 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[UTexasFight 9547]

9 minutes ago, Mez2 said:

Cesar Salad sucks

Not if you like productive outs

8 RBIs, 7 hits 

[billfromlaketravis 11536]

Oy vey, we have ideal platoon candidates in Loperfido and Cabbage and they both bat left. 

[tx 3 putt 77535]

2 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Not if you like productive outs

8 RBIs, 7 hits 

rbi machine !!!

[Mez2 4025]

5 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Not if you like productive outs

8 RBIs, 7 hits 

Super chubb

[Hornsbay22 470]

Anyone remember that one Corbin Martin start where we thought he would be a front of the rotation guy, then we gave him TJ and traded his ass.   He sucked ever since.   I get the same vibe from Bloss.

[UTexasFight 9547]

Big boy leather.

[tx 3 putt 77535]

Bloss on 75 pitch count tonight 

[Limp Brisket 546]

Nice

[Mez2 4025]

Orale! Singleton!

[tx 3 putt 77535]

Just now, Mez2 said:

Orale! Singleton!

he's stepped up 

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

4 hours ago, Mitch Hedberg said:

He watches way too many first pitch strikes down the middle then swings at a shitty second pitch. Sometimes you gotta swing at the first one. 

Altuve feels you.

[elfenix 34338]

Good job rook, hit the showers 

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

2 hours ago, Hank Chinaski said:

Chas is a 115 OPS+ guy over 88% of his career PAs (2021-2023) and 65 OPS+ over 12% (2024). 

Seems reasonable to assume that he is probably more like the guy we’ve seen 88% of his career than the guy we’ve seen this season. Players don’t typically collapse at age 29, and players frequently have bad 166-PA stretches. It’s possible that he’s done as a good MLB player, but I don’t think that is the most likely scenario.

(Not saying I wouldn’t trade him in the right deal, just that he probably hasn’t just ceased being a good player.)

 

I hope one of 29 GMs agrees with you

[Mitch Hedberg 2090]

Outfield inning coming up. Let’s do something

[runthebone 8047]

At what point do we acknowledge that Salazar is basically a more talented Johnny Bench?

[UTexasFight 9547]

1 minute ago, runthebone said:

At what point do we acknowledge that Salazar is basically a more talented Johnny Bench?

And Jake a more talented Griffey Junior