2018 Houston Astros Season Thread

[Planet Houston 4922]

3 hours ago, Dr. Teeth said:

Ball hops off the barrel of his bat.  

He gets the head out there really well. 

He’s a 5.0% tool player. 

[Scraps 13531]

10 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

a slower fisher with a better batting eye is my take 

As long as he doesn't turn out to be another AJ Reed 

[Fozzz 152]

Good plate discipline and power.  Sucks that he doesn't have any skills outside of the batter's box besides his arm, but then again, it was a late 1st round pick.

[kevwun 15595]

Lots of potential for that spot though.  He was in the discussion for 1st overall at one point.

[Planet Houston 4922]

26 minutes ago, kevwun said:

Lots of potential for that spot though.  He was in the discussion for 1st overall at one point.

Agreed - I just hope he doesn’t start out flat. 

[Mez2 4020]

15 minutes ago, Planet Houston said:

Agreed - I just hope he doesn’t start out flat. 

we'll tap into his potential 

[Hank Chinaski 6310]

1 hour ago, Fozzz said:

Good plate discipline and power.  Sucks that he doesn't have any skills outside of the batter's box besides his arm, but then again, it was a late 1st round pick.

Yeah, this is how I see it as well. Maybe he can play LF adequately, but even as a 1B/DH-only he could be an asset. If the plate discipline and power translate to pro ball, he figures to be a quick riser. For a late 1st, that's pretty good. 

[UTexasFight 9369]

Not really astros-related but any excuse to see Allie is good with me

Joe’s wife changing jobs:

[Scraps 13531]

this was our 2nd rd pick...not quite as good of name as the first guy, but maybe he can brew up some excitement in the future:

Jumping on some helium, Astros General Manager Jeff Luhnow, Assistant GM Mike Elias, and their team in the Astros War Room have selected 6’ - 2” tall, 205 pound right-handed pitcher Jayson Schroeder out of Juanita High School in Kirkland, Washington.

A very physical three-sport star from a cold weather climate, Schroeder was ranked in the top 100 prospects both by Baseball America (72nd overall ranking) and by MLB.com (98th overall ranking) and has consistently been sitting in the 92-93 mile per hour range on his fastball with good power and sink from a high ³⁄₄ arm slot and projection for additional velocity as he ages. In addition to the fastball, he has good depth and a consistent shape with high spin rates on a curve and a developing slider. Baseball America considers his secondary offerings to be a bit fringe currently, though it is believed that his arm slot and feel for spin (surely an attractive quality from the spin-happy Astros’ perspective) will lend itself well to a power slider as he matures.

Whether he can start or will end up a high velocity reliever will depend largely on his ability to develop a third pitch. His stuff has absolutely dominated at his level in Washington, as he struck out 110 batters (against only 19 walks) in just 60.1 innings pitched with even fewer earned runs allowed (13) than his stingy walks total.

When it comes to signability, most players taken in this range are going to sign, and there’s no reason not to expect Schroeder to forego his commitment to Washington University in order to sign at or near his allotted slot bonus of $965.3 K to join the ranks of professional baseball players with the defending World Champions.

[Gut Wagon 8052]

13 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

a slower fisher with a better batting eye is my take 

Everyone is slower than Fisher. Everyone has a better eye. So not sure what to think. 

[Gourmand 7774]

2 hours ago, Mez2 said:

we'll tap into his potential 

the game I saw he was lacing it to all sides.

[mbtex 683]

Don't we have enough marginal DH types with White, Reed, Davis.

Edited June 5, 2018 by mbtex

[mycox 582]

31 minutes ago, mbtex said:

Don't we have enough marginal DH types with White, Reed, Davis.

They will be gone 3 - 4 years from now.

[UTexasFight 9369]

Reddick really needs to hurry the fuck up.
Getting sick of seeing Marwin and Jake in our OF at the same time

[TonyTexas 10478]

I’m not sure what it means but the Astros have only drafted 1 high schooler in their 1st 10 picks so far.

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

24 games left this month. All of them against average to bad teams. Anything less than a 19-5 record will be a disappointment. 

[Hank Chinaski 6310]

3 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

Anything less than a 19-5 record will be a disappointment. 

not trying to be a downer, but there's a really good chance we won't win 19 of our next 24...

[tx 3 putt 76159]

43 minutes ago, Hank Chinaski said:

not trying to be a downer, but there's a really good chance we won't win 19 of our next 24...

show me a loss !!!!!!!

[TonyTexas 10478]

24 games left this month. All of them against average to bad teams. Anything less than a 19-5 record will be a disappointment. 

Lulz. A disappointment if we don’t play .800 ball. That’s why this thread can be such a beating sometimes. Unrealistic expectations.

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

51 minutes ago, Hank Chinaski said:

not trying to be a downer, but there's a really good chance we won't win 19 of our next 24...

Yeah, but look at the competition we are facing: 2 against the Mariners, 4 against the Rangers, 3 against the A's, 3 against the Royals, 3 against the Rays, 3 more against the Royals, 3 against the Blue Jays, and 3 more against the Rays.

We have no business losing a series against any of these teams. Only the Mariners and A's are currently over .500. 

[Lat22 3990]

Helluva start. 

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Fucking Dallas. 

[cabowabo 4449]

Can we just cut Keuchel?

[tx 3 putt 76159]

good job, good effort Keuchel 

[thetruth 149]

and that is a classic example of how errors turn into runs. 

[TonyTexas 10478]

Well fuck. What am I going to watch now. Women’s softball?

[tx 3 putt 76159]

lulz cabo wants to cut half the team 

[cabowabo 4449]

lulz cabo wants to cut half the team 

Nah, just Keuchel and Giles. Maybe Marisnick too come to think of it.

[tx 3 putt 76159]

2 minutes ago, cabowabo said:

3 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

lulz cabo wants to cut half the team 

Nah, just Keuchel and Giles. Maybe Marisnick too come to think of it.

gonzales and fisher ?

[ckhorn 208]

This game is over. toast. done. kaput. 

[Lat22 3990]

It is now. 

[TonyTexas 10478]

Dallas has probably cost himself $30-40 million with his performance this season.

 

 

[Mez2 4020]

Jesus Christ, DK can go fuck himself

[Mez2 4020]

Move his sorry ass to the bullpen, right behind Tony sipp as our left-handed pitcher

[tx 3 putt 76159]

speaking of sipp, start warming him up 

[Lat22 3990]

The baseball gods have been awfully good to us the last several days. Time to give some back I guess.

[mbtex 683]

Should have shaved the beard

[Mez2 4020]

The WCWS game is infinitely more entertaining than this snuff film

[Mez2 4020]

Just now, Lat22 said:

The baseball gods have been awfully good to us the last several days. Time to give some back I guess.

They have, we're in second with multiple blown leads over the past 10 days. 

[Hank Chinaski 6310]

"We're not the Cubs" -- Dallas Keuchel

[BornOrange 1441]

3 minutes ago, Mez2 said:

They have, we're in second with multiple blown leads over the past 10 days. 

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

Nevermind, read that wrong.

Edited June 6, 2018 by BornOrange

[Mez2 4020]

1 minute ago, Hank Chinaski said:

"We're not the Cubs" -- Dallas Keuchel

Kuechel trying to be Henry rowengardner

[Mo Horn 8795]

Needed to get more out of that

[BornOrange 1441]

We really needed a hit there.

[DoobieWah 1410]

Another Jake by Marisnick.

[YChang 3430]

Pathetic

[BornOrange 1441]

I think Jake should try bunting his way on, even with two outs.

[ScottishHorn 172]

Just now, DoobieWah said:

Another Jake by Marisnick.

If I could bet that he's going to strike out, I'd be a rich man

[Mez2 4020]

Jake should just go ahead and commit seppuku

[cabowabo 4449]

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.