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Was thinking about what I hope to see from various Astros prospects this year, and came up with a list of “realistic tipping point” stats for some...
Who would you have them sign? Snell and Montgomery are the only 2 good free agents and they will cost $30M/yr. I’d be down for that if Crane...
1st minor league note from ST for me has been that Chase Jaworsky, Alberto Hernandez, Waner Luciano, and Luis Baez have all gotten in multiple big...
It’s only been a few games. Arrighetti apparently looked really good today. Pitchers are always ahead of hitters the first couple weeks. I’m...
Dubon as a “bad” 12th position is laughable. The guy was a 2 win player last season in less than 500 pa. He would be most teams’ 8th or 9th best...
I really like Kessinger, and that’s a big part of why I don’t like him as the 13th position player. The 13th-19th position players combined for...
Whitley. But that article highlighted a lot of things I have said repeatedly that give me hope for Leon. His development has been so frequently...
Who would you propose as the 13th guy and what would be your plan for playing him? Kessinger would be the lead choice, but which situation does...
I’m starting to wonder if Cesar Salazar might make the most sense as the 13th position player. With how good/versatile Dubon and Caratini are,...
That’s awesome. If Pena and Meyers take steps forward this offense could be one of the best ever.
Well that didn’t last long. The Astros just released Marquez.
Pitch velocity, exit velocity. Those are the only 2 ST stats I give any attention to. They mean something even in small samples.
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/names-to-know-100-more-relevant-prospects/ Corona, Melton, and Dezenzo got mentioned as 100 guys to know outside the...
8.35 k/9 won’t cut it as a RP in AAA. Especially paired with a bb rate over 3/9. His era’s have been shiny but the underlying numbers (outside...
I disagree that Meyers’ outcome is binary (either he’s the everyday CF or not on the roster); there’s plenty of room for him to have an...
Unless Singleton or Caratini somehow lay claim to an everyday role, Alvarez should be limited to 30-50 games in the field. He’s not a bad...
The path for Cabbage is he dramatically outplays Meyers in spring and thus opens the season as the everyday LF (with McCormick in CF)....
Another big arm to throw onto the pile. 6’7”, throws upper 90s. Minor league stats were middling.
I predict one of Meyers, Cabbage, Pena, Loperfido, or Leon put up at least 3 fwar this season.
Astros related stuff from fangraphs prospect chat: Chris: How far was Jose Fleury from your pick to click next year? Eric A Longenhagen: He’s...
