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The most disappointing/overhyped Astro players in history...

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  1. Tomstro

    Tomstro Member

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    Eric anthony, daryl ward, greg swindell, ken giles, jd martinez, cameron drew, gerald young, carlos gomez, sean berry, pat listach, jeff juden, rich saarloos, scott kazmir.

    I know i am missing a lot. Agree or disagree with my choices and add others in.
     
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  2. Buck Turgidson

    Buck Turgidson Member

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    Jim Clancy
    Chris Burke
    Curt Blefary
    Phil Nevin
    Mark Appel
    Glenn Wilson
    Jason Jennings
    Dave Clark
     
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  3. juicystream

    juicystream Contributing Member

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    Failed prospects aren't really the same as there are so many of them (Brett Wallace, Jon Singleton, and now AJ Reed for very recent example).

    Jason Jennings
    Woody Williams
    Carlos Gomez

    Those 3 really stand out as they were beyond awful for us.

    Kaz Matsui's anus deserves honorable mention.
     
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  4. eric.81

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    Go-Go broke my heart. Loved the athleticism in his game, loved his infectious energy and outsized personality. I thought he'd be a perfect addition to that '15 team.

    After screwing himself into the dirt (and out of his helmet) on every swing and bat flipping on warning track pop-ups (while maintaining a sub .300 OBP) I just began to LOATHE him. Then he went to the Rangers and had a really productive rest of the season for a division winner who happen to be our rival and - at least for that season - our daddy.

    I still have no problem with his histrionics... I've always loved Jose Lima and Jose Valverde and the younger guys like Javy Baez (and, TBH Carlos Correa) who play the game with their emotions (and joy!) in full view. But Gomez just really, truly sucked as a Houston Astro and it personally felt like a huge letdown.
     
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    Richard Hidalgo
    Chris Burke
    Kent Bottenfield
    Jason Jennings
    Woody Williams
    Preston Wilson
    Rodrigo Rosario
    Matt Lindstrom
    Willy Taveras
    Brandon Puffer
    Ricky Stone
    Jordan Lyles
    Jordan Schafer
     
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    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    Cameron Drew was the first to come to mind. Andujar Cedeno. Jon Singleton. Ward's a good one. Even when Listach won ROY, he wasn't very good.
     
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    Tim Redding
    good call on Andujar Cedeno
     
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    J. D. Martinez! Mostly joking but that SOB was a scrub on a 100 loss team but low and behold he had the skill set to be in MVP discussions.
     
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    Doug Drabeck
    Greg Swindell
    Mitch “Wild Thing” Williams
    Darryl Ward
    Richard Hidalgo (after the 40hr season)
    Phil Nevin
    Carlos Hernandez (injuries)
    Jason Lane
    Carlos Lee (to an extent)
    Jason Jennings
    J.D. Martinez
    J.A. Happ
    Jon Singleton
    A.J. Reed
    Carlos Gomez
     
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    Houstunna The Most Unbiased Fan
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    I thought Sean Berry was decent enough. Was he supposed to be better ?
     
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    He credits Miguel Cabrera for helping fine tune his swing
     
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  12. Houstunna

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    Was going to say Joe Morgan for same reasons. Dynasty Champion too, while Houston struggled to ever win one.
     
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  13. Buck Turgidson

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    These guys don't really belong.
     
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    Houstunna The Most Unbiased Fan
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    PLAYOFF Biggio and Bagwell

    This explains why they are mostly disrespected and/or low-balled
     
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  15. Mr.Pringles

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    Too me a lot of guys mentioned played up/or close to expectation. Sean Berry was decent.

    Taveras
    Woody Williams & Preston Wilson (given their age)
    Saarloos, Lyles, Schafer, etc (bad prospects from a poorly run front office..they did help however bring the Astros names like Correa, McCullers, Bregman, etc)
     
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    I’ll thrown Ensberg on that list. He had a monster season then fell off the earth.

    I thought Wade Miller was going to end up better as well.
     
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    Can’t really call him overhyped though, even though he always hit for a really good avg in the minors he was never looked at as a potential star

    In fact that’s what made it so shocking when he went to Detroit and became Babe Ruth

    Jared Cosart for me, dude was supposed to be great, runs a no hitter well into his first start.... never amounted to much
     
    #17 The Beard, Jul 19, 2018
  18. eric.81

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    I agree. I especially liked Willy T and hated when we traded him.
     
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    Why are we bringing back bad vibes?

    Reading these names are :mad:
     
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  20. Marteen

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    I remember Astros fans gave Jason Hirsch a standing ovation before his first pitch in his debut. So I'd throw his name into the hat.
     
    #20 Marteen, Jul 19, 2018
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