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  1. moonslav59
    Yes, but you said 3 last place "finishes." That was Ben.
  2. moonslav59
    With all the injuries, it does make some sense keeping everyone fresh and thinking they are a part of the team on the field. It did seem strange resting Dugo before a 4 day break, but at least it was a LH'd pitcher, this time.
  3. moonslav59
    He said lefty righty splits aren't metrics, yesterday, but now it appears they are again. Duran is playing great D, too and can run better than anyone on the team. I happen to agree he deserves to be given a chance to play everyday. I just also think others do too, do it's not an obvious choice, everytime a lefty pitches. Please tell me nobody thinks Ref, Turner or Yoshida should sit vs lefties. That leaves 3 lost open: CF, RF and 1B/DH (wherever Turner is not playing) It could be LF, if Turner plays 1B and Yoshida DHs. 3 slots: RHB Duvall LHB Dugo LHB Casas LHB Duran RHB Kike I don't think Cora will ever platoon or even half platoon Dugo. Personally, I think Duvall has to play 100% of the games vs a LH'd SP'er, so to me it comes down to 2-3 players for the last slot, namely Casas or Duran with Kike needing to earn his way over those two, even vs a LHP. He may be better than Arroyo at 2B v LHPs.
  4. moonslav59
    No. The numbers I used were this year's Duran numbers vs LHPs. I even gave the 2023 Woo numbers, since this year is all that matters to you. Ref and Duvall blow him away v L. Casas is slightly better. Kike was better, until yesterday. Are you happy Duvall played, today?
  5. moonslav59
    It's a close call, to me, but the way Kike is hitting, I'd have gone with Duran, today. I'm glad they started Duvall
  6. moonslav59
    He was drafted 17th. That's below the halfway line. He was a HS player. There was no 2020 minor league season. He has played in 2.5 seasons, so don't make it sound like 4. He got hurt one year. He may end up sucking, but maybe Drohan or Jordan salvage that 4 round draft for you.
  7. moonslav59
    Before long, he may be our #1 prospect.
  8. moonslav59
    Just a brief appearance by me: I wish they had benched Duvall for Duran, today. I know: hit and run is against the law, but I'm outta here.
  9. moonslav59
    My baby cried and cried, but I still love her.
  10. moonslav59
    I keep asking them to name just one "Bloom supporter" after they act like there are a dozen. I've yet to hear just one name. (I'm thinking maybe Max is one, and I don't mean that as a bad thing.)
  11. moonslav59
    When did I say anyone should be okay with 3 last place finishes? (BTW, it's only 2.) I also did not say that crying was not justified- only that I felt JH, Bloom & Co. decided not to do the right thing and sell, last deadline out of fear of turning the crybabies into a raging mob.
  12. moonslav59
    What Cora and the Astros did was wrong and way more extreme than any other cheating scandals revealed. I guess he should be viewed as the worst villain, because he was better at cheating but worse at not getting caught.
  13. moonslav59
    Kike had a pretty good record at SS over a scattered sample size. The idea of using him at SS, until Story returned, with Chang as the back-up, until Mondesi returned did not seem like an awful idea. It wasn't bashed back in March. Many hoped we would sign Andrus or Iggy or someone else, but I don't think anyone expected his D to be this bad at SS. The Chang and then Reyes injuries forced Kike's continued play. Nobody liked the idea, but choices were few. I suggested trying Arroyo at SS, but he'd probably get hurt on his first play, there. We all wondered why DHam was not called up sooner, then we found out why. It turned out to be a terrible decision that was worsened by the failure of Mondesi to recover, and unforeseen injuries to Chang and Reyes. This doesn't take Bloom off the hook for a bad choice(s).
  14. moonslav59
    It's funny how a certain player's career .230 BA mattered more than his 3 month sample size to end 2021 and into the playoffs, but now, only the most recent 2 month sample size should matter with Duran. Okay, forget career numbers and 2022. Forget Duvall led the league in RBI in 2021, the year Renfroe's RBIs mattered more than his .230 career BA. Forget it all. Let's look at just 2023, like that's all that matters: OPS vs LHPs: 1.122 McGuire (14 PA reverse split) .986 Reyes (25 PAs) rehabbing, now .952 Turner .932 Ref .888 Devers .863 Duvall (29 PAs) .836 Yoshida .830 Chang (14) .735 Casas (Are we sure we want Duran playing over Casas?) .730 Dalbec (9) .708 Duran .668 Kike (Kike can play 2B vs LHPs) .667 D Ham .654 Dugo (Should we play Duran over him?) .589 Arroyo I never thought arguing for a .708 hitter would get so fervent.
  15. moonslav59
    Yes, especially if we pay the $2.5M still owed. No GM goes by most recent 4 week numbers to place value on any player.
  16. moonslav59
    How about this one? Should we bench a guy who is hitting .967 vs LHPs from 2022-2023? (.932 this year- NOT CAREER!!!!) Sample size: 161 PAs Out of 200 MLB with 161 PAs+ vs LHPs, he places 8th. His name is not Duran, Duvall, Dugo, Yoshida or even Devers; it's Refsnyder. Apparently, some might want him benched vs LHPs, too, so Duran can play FT. Guys, we have a nice problem to have: a lot of deserving players who hit very well vs certain splits. It looks like we have to choose between many good choices. It's not a slam dunk choice. It's not dissing Duran to think Ref and Duvall might be more deserving. (I understand the uproar over Kike, and it was well-founded.)
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    Duran also had a .487 OPS vs LHPs, this year at Woo. (Yes, small sample size, too.) It's not like his sudden metamorphosis has encompassed every aspect of his skillset, no matter how much we hope it has.) He deserves a chance to see if he can turn that around. His HR, yesterday helped. It brought him from .600 to just over .700. To me, the real question is, should we platoon Casas, so Duran can play everyday? There is just no way Duvall should be benched vs LH'd SP'ers. If he goes oh for the next two weeks, maybe...
  19. moonslav59
    Nobody is disagreeing, except in some posters minds. Should Duvall play vs all LHPs? If anyone answers no, then we will have an inferior line-up out there. I mentioned a way to get both to play, by benching Casas vs lefties, but then I caught hell for that idea. Do people really want to write off Duvall, the RBI leader in 2021, because he has had a difficult time since coming off the IL a month ago? This isn't about Duran. It's about Duvall. I never said Kike deserves to play over Duran- just he should definitely play vs LHPs. That can be at 2B, too.
  20. moonslav59
    I gave you the 2023 numbers, so who is being dense, here? Until yesterday's Duran HR, Kike has better numbers vs lefties, and is still close. Duvall still has better 2023 numbers than Duran vs LHPs. NOT CAREER! THIS YEAR! I've already said, I'm fine with Duran starting over Kike in CF vs LHPs, but I guess you don't read what I say. You just project what you think I said. Can you answer why we should have even played Duran, in the first place, if all you care about is a player's recent 2 month sample size? He sucked in 2022. He had a .792 OPS in Woo before being called up and sucked vs LHPs there, too- this year. NOT CAREER! I've said countless times, I want Duran to play everyday. I just want Duvall to play vs LHPs, too. I think Kike can still help vs LHPs in CF and 2B- just not SS. I'm not saying Duran should be benched for Kike. I know Kike ha ssucked at the plate for 1.5 years and is horrible on D at SS. I'm not sure what the issue is. You are inventing strawmen. I have not mentioned Duvalls first few games even once. This whole "constantly" talk is your imagination.
  21. moonslav59
    USA Today: "I have read many things that are true and many others that are not," Cora told ESPN. "Out of this whole process, if there is one thing that I completely reject and disagree with is people within the Astros organization singling me out, particularly (fired and suspended general manager) Jeff Luhnow, as if I were the sole mastermind. The commissioner's report sort of explained, in its own way, what happened. But the (Astros players) have spoken up and refuted any allegations that I was solely responsible. "If there is one thing I am absolutely sure of, it is that it was not a two-man show. We all did it. And let me be very clear that I am not denying my responsibility, because we were all responsible." I can't find one source that says Cora "masterminded" the cheating. Apparently he played a big role in making the plan work, but nobody said that it was even "his idea," let alone "mastermind,: as far as I know.
  22. moonslav59
    4.3 years of Dugo not 5. If you discount 2020 as 1/3 of a season for Mookie, it should be discounted for Dugo, too. It should be stated as 5 years for 1 or 4.3 for 0.3.
  23. moonslav59
    To me, it's impossible for me to imagine Bloom convincing JH & Co. not to up the offer on Betts and wanted to trade him away. Bloom deserves a lot of criticism, but not for trading Betts or the return we got for him. (Yes, it was 4.3 years of Dugo + 5 years of Wong for 0.3 years of Betts.)
  24. moonslav59
    It would be interesting to see all 30 boards from some past drafts, just to get an idea of how different some teams viewed certain players. Were other teams drooling to pounce on Trey Ball, or did nobody have him on the top 30 board? (Probably somewhere in between.)
  25. moonslav59
    I'm fine with playing Duran vs LHPs over Kike, but as of now, not over Duvall. We could bench Casas vs LHPs to let Duran and Duvall play v LHPs, but I do not think Duvall should be benched vs his better split pitchers.
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