So, if it’s a grade 2 calf strain (and I don’t believe yet that they have any idea it’s not torn or an Achilles) we are looking at 8 weeks. Call it early to mid September if nothing goes wrong
i think you have to plan for finishing the year without him.
that tells me that we definitely need Chas back at the end of the all star break so we see if we have to fix CF or not.
I don’t love Mullins but he plays CF passably (same as Chas) and hits left handed. Hes basically almost a must get at this time. Ideal would be a platoon with he and Chas at LF, but one can play center and one can play left if Meyers, Yordan and Melton all don’t work out and if Altuve gets shifted to 2B in playoffs.
probably ideal playoff lineup
Peña, Paredes, Altuve, Yordan, Smith, Diaz, Walker, Chas/Melton, Meyers/Mullins
PH- Caratini (DH if Yordan is dead of has a hook for a hand by then).
PR- Melton if he doesn’t start
3rd catcher- Salazar- never plays, utility/defensive replacement- Dubon
this requires one trade for a mediocre dude that nevertheless fits us perfectly, plus Yordan, Chas, Melton, Meyers and Pena to all get healthy. All of their timelines are such that they should easily be healthy by then according to what the team is saying. But, Astros medical staff.