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formermav43

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  1. I imagine the biggest factor working against Bell is his defense. Rizzo is not the great defender he once was, and Abreu is…okish, I guess?…but for everyone who says 1B is easy to learn, anybody can do it-check out Bell’s numbers in metrics like DRS and OAA compared to those guys. He’s an actual liability there.
  2. The shift ban is going to benefit Rizzo more than many players. His BABIP this year was only .216 (it's .278 for his career).
  3. All the more reason not to participate in it since it’s not a position of need.
  4. Sophomore. But VY is a great example on another way-remember when he was pulled for Mock, who pulled off a win against Tech? That’s exactly what’s being proposed. I don’t think anyone is arguing for Card to be QB1. I certainly wouldn’t. The whole “he’s not the answer, he lost his job, he sucks” etc. is a straw man (really, not just because it’s the only logical fallacy the internet knows). But if Ewers is playing poorly-and he’s played as poorly as any QB we’ve had in the last decade in 2/3 most recent games-in a winnable game when this team has tangible goals still to achieve, why shouldn’t a guy who quite clearly was not THAT bad get a shot for a series of two to see what happens? Then by all means go back to Ewers next game and let him keep learning. If the only reason not to is nonsense about damaging Ewers’ confidence or potentially creating a QB controversy, then he’s too fragile to make it anyway.
  5. I know you didn’t specify what office, but just based on bringing up Fetterman and Beto, whether you’re talking a state office like Governor or a US Senator, Gen Z is still half a decade away from eligibility for those.
  6. Hey, the Big 12 title game is still a real possibility. Everybody but TCU has a least 3 conference losses. There’s still time for you to get your hopes dashed again.
  7. Worse than scoring 3 points is a tall order.
  8. He started 3 games this year, and in the last one completed 75% of his passes for 300+ yards and 3 TDs with no interceptions. In none of them this season did he look as bad as Ewers vs OSU or tonight.
  9. You’re not wrong.
  10. Except he played QB in 5. And he’s the holder. That’s not it.
  11. They don’t need a lefty reliever at all. And they DEFINITELY don’t need $50 million tied up in the bullpen, that’s nuts.
  12. It's the same point Wulaw made with opportunity cost.
  13. Not as big as the difference between could and cannot.
  14. Sorry. Let me put on my David Dennison hat to respond. Someone is running things. Who do you think that is?
  15. I’ll give him some credit and call it an anti-Click move too. I know you’ve griped about his paying relievers, and the Baez deal in particular was bad-but it was only $12.5 total. Even if Nerris is arguably overpaid, the trade for Montero and signing Stanek were great deals. He hunts for value, probably to a fault since he won’t spend the money even when it’s there. I don’t think he’d make this move either.
  16. Ok, let’s say it’s Crane then. Crane has had a voice in things things, and it’s clear he should. But would you trust him to unilaterally make all roster decisions? Would you say he’s earned that trust? No and no.
  17. I trust that they’ll make more moves and still have a good team. It’s not the end of the world. But even I give them the full benefit of the doubt and Montero is the best setup man in baseball for the next 3 year, it’s *still* a poor allocation of resources given the needs of the team. Edit: I’d add that this sort of move seems antithetical to a typical Astros’ move, too. I’m not sure who is running the ship right now and if they have, in fact, earned the trust you speak of.
  18. Even if he performs well, it’s *still* a bad move based on process. They have at least 3 guys already under contract capable of filling high leverage roles before Pressly (Stanek, Nerris, Abreau). There’s such excess that Stanek basically disappeared in the postseason. And that’s before you get to anyone already in the system or bargain basement relievers they can find and reshape-let’s not forget, Montero himself was a throw in on the Graveman trade, he was about to be DFA. Find the next Montero, don’t overpay for the last one. That’s what has made this org great.
  19. That’s how you close your own window. That Montero deal is terrible.
  20. If they resign Verlander, they have to move someone. Urquidy is the obvious choice.
  21. If Verlander walks, that obviously frees up a lot of money; if he resigns, a pitcher is getting moved, one of Urquidy or Garcia. Urquidy would be preferable, because he’s older, has fewer years of control, and Garcia has better stuff; but that’s also why Garcia would likely net a better return. Either way, there’s a great opportunity here. I can see both sides of it. The only thing they can’t afford to do is just run it back with the same guys. Montero is wasted money. Yuli is washed. Brantley is a very qualified *maybe* depending on his medicals and the contract he wants. There’s no reason this team shouldn’t be even better next season.
  22. I kind of thought that maybe, but it’s not like there’s going to be an “official statement” on that. That’s the sort of thing that usually only comes out after the fact.
  23. Not sure exactly what you mean, but he is officially a free agent.
  24. I wouldn’t offer him anything, there’s much greater needs.
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