2018 Houston Astros Season Thread

[ScottishHorn 172]

There is no way the Astros resign Keuchel the money he is going to want.  The need to trade him and some others like Giles and Sipp for a decent closer.

[Mez2 4023]

2 minutes ago, cabowabo said:

At some point, there needs to be a serious talk with Jake, and serious decisions need to be made. The Red Sox did it with Ramirez.

I'd be surprised if he's still employed by the Astros at the all star break. 

[BornOrange 1441]

Great catch.

[ScottishHorn 172]

Gave it a ride.  Tough break

[Lat22 4013]

21 minutes ago, BornOrange said:

He was talking about the baseball gods being kind to the Longhorns.

Nevermind, read that wrong.

No. You were right. 

[DaysOff 7947]

There is no way the Astros resign Keuchel the money he is going to want.  The need to trade him and some others like Giles and Sipp for a decent closer.

He was never coming back. Just costing him money and us wins.

[UTexasFight 9432]

There is no way the Astros resign Keuchel the money he is going to want.  The need to trade him and some others like Giles and Sipp for a decent closer.

That’s not how this works

[runthebone 7981]

Who is going to take Keuchel in the last year of his contract?  Another contender.

[perfectchaos007 6636]

Every other year Keuchel is nails. This is not that year.

[ScottishHorn 172]

7 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

That’s not how this works

Perhaps they need a new washing machine..

[Hank Chinaski 6314]

3 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Every other year Keuchel is nails. This is not that year.

Ehhhh...He was great in '15. He hasn't been nearly that good since. He was going pretty well last year but only pitched about 2/3 of a season. 

He will be elsewhere in 2019. 

[perfectchaos007 6636]

1 minute ago, Hank Chinaski said:

Ehhhh...He was great in '15. He hasn't been nearly that good since. He was going pretty well last year but only pitched about 2/3 of a season. 

He will be elsewhere in 2019. 

Great in 15

shitty in 16

good in 17 

??? in 18

[Planet Houston 4930]

This is starting to get pretty frustrating. And I might be the biggest sunshine pumper around these parts.

 

I still think we will win the division fairly comfortably, but that might speak more about my lack of faith  in the Mariners and Angels than really feeling like we will win 100+. 

[ScottishHorn 172]

2 minutes ago, Planet Houston said:

This is starting to get pretty frustrating. And I might be the biggest sunshine pumper around these parts.

 

I still think we will win the division fairly comfortably, but that might speak more about my lack of faith  in the Mariners and Angels than really feeling like we will win 100+. 

We are about to go on a run.  We play a lot of bad teams coming up.  They need to move Keuchel to 5 spot.  

[mbtex 683]

When is Reddick do back

[UTexasFight 9432]

When is Reddick do back

Could be tomorrow

 

2-3 tonight so far in Corpus

[mbtex 683]

Good hopefully won't see Jake get many more starts

[BornOrange 1441]

The Astros have mastered grounding into a double play, so they can stop practicing that.

[patrickdrinksbeer 788]

We are about to go on a run.  We play a lot of bad teams coming up.  They need to move Keuchel to 5 spot.  

what benefit would the team get by changing Keuchel’s spot in the rotation order?

[tx 3 putt 76928]

4 minutes ago, patrickdrinksbeer said:

 

what benefit would the team get by changing Keuchel’s spot in the rotation order?

 

 

peacock / mchugh / 

[BornOrange 1441]

I don't know how Keuchel would react to a move to the bullpen.

The more likely move would be for him to feel a little "tweak" and go on the 10 day DL, followed by a brief rehab stint in Corpus.

[UTexasFight 9432]

Another hit for Reddick. Single up the middle
3-4 with RBI tonight

[tx 3 putt 76928]

I thought I read once that keuchel has a very long warm up routine, not bullpen friendly 

[perfectchaos007 6636]

Get a baserunner with 2 outs instead of 1 out so they can't turn a double play

 

[YChang 3443]

I thought I read once that keuchel has a very long warm up routine, not bullpen friendly 

Well, he may need to adjust or learn a new routine.

[Honeysucklerose 987]

Well, this is an ugly night of baseball

[Planet Houston 4930]

Let's go Marwin, give us something worth a fuck this evening!

[Planet Houston 4930]

Nope.  Go get 'em tomorrow.  

[BornOrange 1441]

Reddick will be batting 6th tomorrow, JD Davis will be optioned down.

[BornOrange 1441]

The story for tonight, they hit HR's and we hit into DP's.

[Mez2 4023]

1 hour ago, BornOrange said:

I don't know how Keuchel would react to a move to the bullpen.

The more likely move would be for him to feel a little "tweak" and go on the 10 day DL, followed by a brief rehab stint in Corpus.

Why do we have to cater to his feelings? He's not coming back next year and, and between him, McHugh, and peacock, that number 5 is interchangeable. 

 

[UTexasFight 9432]

Jesus, Keuchel.

Just tip your cap to Seager and shut up. If can’t do that, at least stop at speculating you’re tipping your pitches. Don’t throw Stassi under the bus too.

[UTexasFight 9432]

Meanwhile in Fresno:

Josh James has 13 Ks through 7... unfortunately his offense has 0 hits.

 

Edit:

Reverse jinx works again.

Broken up with 1 out on the bottom of the 7th

[UDontKnow 10444]

I'm ready for Keuchel to be gone. Hopefully, it'll be for more than a compensatory pick.

[TonyTexas 10510]

Should be Jake instead going down instead of JD

 

[Stros 153]

Should be Jake instead going down instead of JD
 

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[maninblack 7974]

Stros is the first banned person I've seen on Surly. That has to be tough to accomplish.

[maninblack 7974]

 

 

[FondrenRoad 4378]

25 minutes ago, maninblack said:

 

 

Wait, is the wall keeping Marisnick out?  I'm pro wall now then. 

[Hank Chinaski 6314]

10 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

Jesus, Keuchel.

Just tip your cap to Seager and shut up. If can’t do that, at least stop at speculating you’re tipping your pitches. Don’t throw Stassi under the bus too.
 

Keuchel is such a bitch. He's not as good as he thinks he is. He whined at the trade deadline last year. His "we're not the Cubs" bullshit. 

He should really learn to shut the fuck up. 

[Gut Wagon 8065]

10 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

Jesus, Keuchel.

Just tip your cap to Seager and shut up. If can’t do that, at least stop at speculating you’re tipping your pitches. Don’t throw Stassi under the bus too.
 

He's right. Feels more like 0-11 to me. 

[ScottishHorn 172]

11 hours ago, patrickdrinksbeer said:

 

what benefit would the team get by changing Keuchel’s spot in the rotation order?

 

He wouldn't be matched up against opposing teams #1 or #2. He was matched up against Seattle's best tonight.

[clapclapclap 9000]

12 hours ago, BornOrange said:

I don't know how Keuchel would react to a move to the bullpen.

The more likely move would be for him to feel a little "tweak" and go on the 10 day DL, followed by a brief rehab stint in Corpus.

Or maybe shake things up by shaving his beard and see how he pitches.

[Gut Wagon 8065]

2 minutes ago, clapclapclap said:

Or maybe shake things up by shaving his beard and see how he pitches.

If he got rid of the beard, we might discover he's actually Rick Ankiel. 

[Fozzz 152]

Keuchel has always been a little bit of a douchebag.  Sucks for him though that his contract year also happens to be around the apex of the fly ball revolution, which was designed to kill pitchers like him.  

[clapclapclap 9000]

 

4 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

If he got rid of the beard, we might discover he's actually Rick Ankiel. 

Or might discover that he's

[Hank Chinaski 6314]

Altuve currently has an ISO of .123. (ISO = SLG-AVG.) 

The last season he finished with an ISO this low was 2014 (.112). That year, he struck out in 7.5% of his PAs. He is currently striking out in 15% of his PAs. 

His K% was up the last 3 years compared to 2014 - but so was the ISO (power): .146, .194, .202. 

So...he's striking out at a career-high rate while also losing the power gains he made since 2014. Not a good combo. 

Looking more closely - his line drive % is a career high and ground ball % is at a career low. He's hitting more balls to CF than normal and his HR/FB is down from recent year. So...maybe it's just a matter of him hitting more balls to CF that aren't going out of the park and it will even out over the next few months. 

Edited June 6, 2018 by Hank Chinaski

[Fudge Nuggets 19190]

31 minutes ago, ScottishHorn said:

He wouldn't be matched up against opposing teams #1 or #2. He was matched up against Seattle's best tonight.

At this point in the season with off days, injuries, etc. does anyone really have their original starting rotation in the same spots?

[Fudge Nuggets 19190]

6 minutes ago, Hank Chinaski said:

Altuve currently has an ISO of .123. (ISO = SLG-AVG.) 

The last season he finished with an ISO this low was 2014 (.112). That year, he struck out in 7.5% of his PAs. He is currently striking out in 15% of his PAs. 

His K% was up the last 3 years compared to 2014 - but so was the ISO (power): .146, .194, .202. 

So...he's striking out at a career-high rate while also losing the power gains he made since 2014. Not a good combo. 

Trade his ass... package deal with Keuchel.

I kid before any of you no humor having people take it seriously.

[kevwun 15777]

No.  Rotations won't be matched up like that again until after the all-star break.