July 11, 20223 yr If only we had signed Bryant as a bench player !!! 5 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said: Time to go get a bat is that bat better then Brantley / Siri / Chas ?
July 11, 20223 yr Siri was on fire in AAA and this club likes him. He’s getting a chance to showing something is my guess
July 11, 20223 yr We will see and I hope you’re right, but Siri has so far shown little aptitude for hitting big league pitching consistently enough to be a regular part of the lineup.
July 11, 20223 yr 30 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said: Time to go get a bat This team always felt at least a bat short to me. I’m certainly in favor.
July 11, 20223 yr Sparky talking Yordan (no new info) https://sportstalk790.iheart.com/featured/sean-salisbury/content/2022-07-11-steve-sparks-talks-the-mlb-all-star-game-and-yordans-hand-injury/
July 11, 20223 yr 35 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: If only we had signed Bryant as a bench player !!! is that bat better then Brantley / Siri / Chas ? The list of guys who are better hitters than SIRI at the MLB level is at least as long and distinguished as my Johnson. Chas lives in Dusty’s doghouse and is a slightly above average bat, Yuli has been below average, Brantley is old with a bum shoulder and now people are talking about Yordan going under the knife for a procedure that’s notorious for sapping power for 6 plus months (though it’s only a 6-8 week recovery time). This team could definitely use a bat. With Yordan and Brantley out we are above average offensively at 2B, SS, 3B, RF and CF and below average at C, DH, LF, 1B. Having one more guy who can thump would be welcome for sure. Walk year bats aren’t particularly expensive. Trade a pack of chewing gum for Nelson Cruz or offer up 2 40 value prospects and a lotto ticket for Josh Bell. Worst case scenario you are talking about platoon partners and high quality pinch hitters in the playoffs, and that’s not at all a bad thing. Edited July 11, 20223 yr by Wulaw Horn
July 11, 20223 yr 33 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: Siri was on fire in AAA and this club likes him. He’s getting a chance to showing something is my guess Siri is never going to hit like that in the majors. It's just not going to happen.
July 11, 20223 yr Good Astros talk https://sportstalk790.iheart.com/featured/sean-salisbury/content/2022-07-11-michael-connor-talks-yordan-alvarez-forrest-whitley-and-the-all-star-game/
July 11, 20223 yr do whatever needs to get done with yordan and have him back the first week of sept. give him 3 weeks to get his timing back and we're fine. would've been cool to see a bigger season of stats and mvp run but we're not about that right now. get healthy for october, the division race is over. next man up (bregs, yuli, etc). time to get your shit right. and yes, we need another bat - mancini, bell, benintendi, not sure what the whole list looks like but anyone who can dh and maybe play a little in left would help.
July 11, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, Gourmand said: Rumors that Yordan is gonna miss a lot of time and needs wrist surgery for his hammate bone. https://sicscore.com/mlb/updates/astros-injury-report-houston-places-all-star-slugger-yordan-alvarez-on-10-day-il-with-hand-injury
July 11, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, henrygandorf said: do whatever needs to get done with yordan and have him back the first week of sept. give him 3 weeks to get his timing back and we're fine. would've been cool to see a bigger season of stats and mvp run but we're not about that right now. get healthy for october, the division race is over. next man up (bregs, yuli, etc). time to get your shit right. and yes, we need another bat - mancini, bell, benintendi, not sure what the whole list looks like but anyone who can dh and maybe play a little in left would help. Should be the cheapest option, and therefore the best.
July 11, 20223 yr 39 minutes ago, henrygandorf said: do whatever needs to get done with yordan and have him back the first week of sept. give him 3 weeks to get his timing back and we're fine. would've been cool to see a bigger season of stats and mvp run but we're not about that right now. get healthy for october, the division race is over. next man up (bregs, yuli, etc). time to get your shit right. and yes, we need another bat - mancini, bell, benintendi, not sure what the whole list looks like but anyone who can dh and maybe play a little in left would help. This is the correct approach. I've been in favor of going after Mancini for a while now. Given Brantley's injury, I think Beninendi makes a lot of sense too.
July 11, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, Gourmand said: Rumors that Yordan is gonna miss a lot of time and needs wrist surgery for his hammate bone. https://sicscore.com/mlb/updates/astros-injury-report-houston-places-all-star-slugger-yordan-alvarez-on-10-day-il-with-hand-injury If they gave him a $6Million Man arm, would performance waiver?
July 11, 20223 yr My fear is that Astros will fuck around and delay surgery, hoping his hand will get better without the knife. Then in August go oops and Yordan misses the playoffs. It’s happened before.
July 11, 20223 yr 43 minutes ago, TonyTexas said: My fear is that Astros will fuck around and delay surgery, hoping his hand will get better without the knife. Then in August go oops and Yordan misses the playoffs. It’s happened before. Me too.
July 11, 20223 yr Mancini (apparently) can play in the OF (though he’s mostly played 1B this season) which probably makes him a little more desirable than Bell. Offensively they’re similar, but I prefer Bell (higher BB%, lower K%). I wouldn’t be that excited about Cruz, would definitely prefer more position versatility. I like Benintendi…in that I’d feel better with him in there than Chas or Siri… Edited July 11, 20223 yr by Hank Chinaski
July 11, 20223 yr Baltimore or Royals are going to ask for Brown. IMO Baltimore is making a push for a wild card spot too Edited July 11, 20223 yr by tx 3 putt
July 11, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said: Baltimore or Royals are going to ask for Brown. IMO if you don't ask, you don't get. regardless, they won't get.
July 11, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, TonyTexas said: My fear is that Astros will fuck around and delay surgery, hoping his hand will get better without the knife. Then in August go oops and Yordan misses the playoffs. It’s happened before. If you're referring to Verlander with Tommy john surgery wasn't it his choice to delay and hope it heals?
July 11, 20223 yr 14 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: Baltimore or Royals are going to ask for Brown. IMO Baltimore is making a push for a wild card spot too I assume the rise of Baltimore and Cleveland and overall tightening of other division races has cut into the number of teams looking to dump their better bats for decent prospects. That said, most of the teams scrambling to get/stay above .500 need rotation arms badly. This makes a guy like Odo pretty attractive for the stretch run. Hopefully another great start by him will get those trade wheels turning and maximize our return.
July 11, 20223 yr 22 minutes ago, rvm96 said: If you're referring to Verlander with Tommy john surgery wasn't it his choice to delay and hope it heals? They’ve fucked up a few times with LMJ also.
July 11, 20223 yr Baltimore or Royals are going to ask for Brown. IMO Well everyone is gonna ask, but they know that ain't happening for fucking Trey Mancini or Douchebag Benintendi. I mean Soto maybe
July 11, 20223 yr 42 minutes ago, Scraps said: Well everyone is gonna ask, but they know that ain't happening for fucking Trey Mancini or Douchebag Benintendi. I mean Soto maybe Every year people talk about bats in a walk yesr and what will they go for and every year it’s like “yawn”. It’s actually the best argument against signing big ticket FA. You can get a bat cheap.
July 11, 20223 yr clubs hovering around .500 might be feeling good about themselves, but they know they’re not going anywhere. you think the o’s beat nyy or hou if they hold onto mancini?
July 12, 20223 yr I’m hoping White Sox will take a nose dive the rest of the month and Abreu might become available. Putting him 1st and DH in October wouldn’t suck. Sox are 10th in standings but still only like 3 out of wildcard. That new wildcard is a real wildcard for trade talks.
July 12, 20223 yr 19 minutes ago, henrygandorf said: clubs hovering around .500 might be feeling good about themselves, but they know they’re not going anywhere. you think the o’s beat nyy or hou if they hold onto mancini? They can’t trade players and upset their dozens of season tickets holders.
July 12, 20223 yr 20 minutes ago, Mitch Hedberg said: I’m hoping White Sox will take a nose dive the rest of the month and Abreu might become available. Putting him 1st and DH in October wouldn’t suck. Sox are 10th in standings but still only like 3 out of wildcard. That new wildcard is a real wildcard for trade talks. seems like a lot of smoke around the white sox these days. if they don't get it together soon i feel like they're going to tear it down to the studs.
July 12, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said: Yankees want to dump gallo The dump is where he belongs
July 12, 20223 yr I would love to get Andujar, but the Yankees would never trade him to us. We'd almost certainly need a 3rd team to facilitate that deal, but he would solve 2 problems. Gives us an extra bat who happens to hate the Yankees as much as we do, provides a 1B/LF alternative for next season, as neither Brantley nor Gurriel should be seriously considered to be given another contract. Edited July 12, 20223 yr by HtownHorn
July 12, 20223 yr 28 minutes ago, HtownHorn said: I would love to get Andujar, but the Yankees would never trade him to us. We'd almost certainly need a 3rd team to facilitate that deal, but he would solve 2 problems. Gives us an extra bat who happens to hate the Yankees as much as we do, provides a 1B/LF alternative for next season, as neither Brantley nor Gurriel should be seriously considered to be given another contract. https://nypost.com/2022/07/02/miguel-andujar-called-up-by-yankees-mum-on-trade-request/ yankees are dumb, dump him for a back end BP arm or prospect
July 12, 20223 yr 15 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: We better come out hot after the all star break. The M’s are 🔥🔥🔥 GTFO with that. The M's are ass my dude.
July 12, 20223 yr ‘No further damage, it was caught in time. Hoping to be back for the Yankees series. Won’t be rushed back. Just want to get it right. It’s been an issue for a month.’ brantley starts swinging today. Hopefully back after all star break told the team to step up and be ready to things differently to score runs https://sportstalk790.iheart.com/featured/what-s-on-matt-s-mind/content/2022-07-12-dusty-baker-provides-the-latest-update-on-yordan-alvarez-more-on-790/ Edited July 12, 20223 yr by tx 3 putt
July 12, 20223 yr korey lee interview https://sportstalk790.iheart.com/featured/what-s-on-matt-s-mind/content/2022-07-12-astros-catcher-korey-lee-talks-call-up-machetes-wisdom-auto-umps/?
July 12, 20223 yr 19 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: wrong...but I can't quote dildo's next tweet because he has me blocked
July 12, 20223 yr 13 minutes ago, Scraps said: wrong...but I can't quote dildo's next tweet because he has me blocked
July 12, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: told the team to step up and be ready to things differently to score runs
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