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  1. moonslav59
    I'd love to see both kids win starting slots for opening day, but I'm not sure you can count Story out, based on recent seasons where injuries hurt his production numbers. He still fielded great. It's like saying ATL should have started someone else over Sale, since he had an even longer stretch that Story with no glory. As long as Story is healthy, I'm giving him a chance to show if he can play like he did, years ago. I would not mind seeing him at 2B, sooner rather than later, if it makes sense for Mayer to play SS. Campbell has a ton of potential, but we can't say he is one of our best two middle infielders, right now. We don't know. I'm dying to find out, but I still think Story deserves to play. (DHam is another case.)
  2. moonslav59
    Another trade that many hated, including myself, was Renfroe for JBJ, but DHam and Binelas were included. Beni for Franchy, but Wink and others were included. Verdugo for Fitts, but also Weissert & Judice.
  3. moonslav59
    If he throws 2 IP, maybe 3 every now and again, maybe going every 2-3 days if fine. 2 IP x 80 games= 160 IP (every 2 games- highly unlikely) 2 IP x 54 games= 108 IP (every 3 games) I could see him getting 80-100 IP, if he stays healthy.
  4. moonslav59
    The Astros need OF'ers, badly.
  5. moonslav59
    Yup.... .918 A+ .925 AA .867 AAA .792 in 2022 MLB (156 PAs) .545 '23-'24 (194 PAs)
  6. moonslav59
    Some other spring numbers: .866 M Lugo (53 ABs- third most in ST) .779 T Fitzgerald (39) .943 C Koss (37) .575 Yorke (34) .847 E Valdez (22) .332 Kavadas (20) .890 Westbrook (20) Other notes: Verdugo has apparently had no offers. Arenado is batting .554, this spring. .857 D Smith (37), .895 L Urias (37), .725 Vaz (34), .811 G Cooper (32). .633 Bogey (29), 1.092 D Jansen (25), 1.082 Kike (23)
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    copycat
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    copycat
  9. moonslav59
    Despite starting the year with 5 pitchers on the IL (Bello, Gio, Crawford, Sandoval & Penrod,) we might still have pretty good looking AAA pitching staff on paper. Assuming this is the ML 13: Crochet, Houck, Buehler, Fitts, Newcomb, Chapman, Slaten, Whitlock, Hendriks, Wilson, Criswell, Bernardino & Ottavino... Priester, Dobbins, Fulmer. N Davis, Drohan Guerrero, Kelly, Weissert, Winckowski, Adams, Mata, I Campbell, Mills, Moore When pitchers come off the IL, maybe others go on it, but the AAA staff could end up looking nicer than it has in a long time. Depending on how many of the big 3 are at AAA, the everyday players look rather light. Zavala/Sabol/Kolozsvary Hickey Campbell (Grissom) Mayer? (Ferguson) Toto (Miller) Anthony (Sykes) Eaton (maybe Jh Garcia before too long) Thompson Sogard
  10. moonslav59
    This has been my position for months. Cora will play Ref in RF vs LHPs, though. If Anthony get's called up, they may play him in CF vs RHPs and RF vs LHPs. (Rafaela in CF vs L, Abreu in RF v R)
  11. moonslav59
    That was my point.
  12. moonslav59
    If Bregman and Story play 140+ games at 3B and SS, our defense will improve by leaps and bounds. Our OF defense is already top 5 to 8. 2B looks better on D than it has in years, not matter who plays most of the time, there. 1B and C are the only weak links.
  13. moonslav59
    Do you rip the band-aid off and just let Abreu start vs almost all LHPs, to see if he can hit lefties, or do you go with the 13th best batter vs LHPs in MLB, and let Abreu get a few scattered ABs vs lefties to try and slowly build trust he can hit lefties. REF may retire, after this year.
  14. moonslav59
    He has to start hitting, soon, or he is toast.
  15. moonslav59
    No doubt. That's why I said 40 and 26, not 40 or 26.
  16. moonslav59
    His instincts and foundational skills looked pretty bad- day one.
  17. moonslav59
    Ref looks to be playing more RF than LF, but I guess whan Duran rests, Ref will get the nod. (Maybe Yoshida?) How well Rafaela does might determine how much Duran plays in LF. I'd put our LF in the top 6 or 7, 10 at worst.
  18. moonslav59
    I will not be at all surprised if none of the 3 make the 40 and 26, in fact, I suspect it will be that way. If Campbell does not make the 26, who is fighting for the 2B job? It would be DHam FT or a DHam-Romy platoon.
  19. moonslav59
    Probably not, but they seem to be looking at him playing 2B, at some point, in the near future. I agree with MVP, that mayer looks more like a 3Bman than a 2Bman, so it does seem odd that they put Mayer at 2B, especially since it seemed like Campbell and DHam were still vying for the role. Maybe, it was just to see how he looked there, and there is no urgency to get him ready. If Mayer does end up playing 2B in April, I will say they "scrambled."
  20. moonslav59
    No power + No D does not leave much to earn a meaningful role.
  21. moonslav59
    Defense is supposed to be the easiest thing to scout. He did have an .851 OPS on 8/1/23 (.831 on 8/18) He did have an .825 OPS on 8/19/24. For what that is worth.
  22. moonslav59
    No doubt, but not that he was worth just $4-6M a year, like some of us are suggesting.
  23. moonslav59
    True, but that just makes this late play of Mayer at 2B more questionable. I think they were so set on Campbell, they overlooked the prep of Mayer for 2B. Now, they look kinda like they are scrambling, a little. (I still think DHam starts in Texas.)
  24. moonslav59
    I do think Rafaela would make a great "super utilityman," although getting expensive in the next few years, but I am far from giving up on him a FT CF'er. Okay, leave the "suspects" out of the picture, for now. IMO, as of right now, I'd play Refsnyder against LHPs and sit Abreu vs lefties. I'd go with Ref in LF, Duran in CF and Rafaela in RF vs lefties, but I'm fine with Cora just keeping Duran in LF and Rafaela in CF FT, and going with an Abreu/REF platoon in RF. If and when Anthony makes the 26, there will be a tough choice to make, whether you care to discuss i or not.
  25. moonslav59
    It reminds me of the Bogey call-up to play 3B, after just 10 games at 3B in AAA as prep.
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