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  1. moonslav59
    DHam is a decent player. Plus D at 2B. .729 vs RHPs Can steal 50+ bases.
  2. moonslav59
    without Rafaela, too!
  3. moonslav59
    Priester. Fitts seems like he's earned a slot.
  4. moonslav59
    It's a nice part of what DHam brings to the table.
  5. moonslav59
    I'm thinking Newcomb is the 5th starter.
  6. moonslav59
    That was a nice throw. DHam got the nod at 2B, tonight. Big decisions loom.
  7. moonslav59
    Got it. I agree, but I'm thinking DHam might get the opening day call. I'm not sure how much these guys are looking at the extra year of control issue, or how much they trust the DHam-Romy platoon numbers after June, last year are projectionable.
  8. moonslav59
    Jansen put us through some tough times, last year, but I'm expecting worse in '25. We might need to have some bigger late leads in '25. I'm expecting better D, better O and better SP'ing, so maybe we can pull this off.
  9. moonslav59
    I think David Robertson is still unsigned. It's too late for him to be our opening day closer, but what's up with him not being signed, yet? I know he's olds, but so was Jansen and Martin (both 37, last year), and so are Chapman (37) and Hendriks (36). Robertson turns 40 in a few days. Last 3 year numbers: 67 IP per season 2.82 ERA/ 1.15 WHIP 12K to 4BB ratio per 9. .571 OPS Against in 2024, including a killer reverse split vs LHBs at .467 (.653 v RHBs)
  10. moonslav59
    Most RP'ers are volatile. That tends to support the idea that having so many RP'ers with some promise is a good thing. The problem might be that we need to cycle through 10 to find the one who does well, and by then, we are 10 games behind.
  11. moonslav59
    It's interesting that most people probably picked Anthony or Campbell as the most likely prospect to make the opening day roster, due in part to Mayer's injury that kept him from playing in AAA, just as he was promoted. He ended 2024 on the IL. Now, Mayer might be the most likely to make the roster. Anthony and Campbell are still in the running, though.
  12. 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.)
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. moonslav59
    The Astros need OF'ers, badly.
  16. moonslav59
    Yup.... .918 A+ .925 AA .867 AAA .792 in 2022 MLB (156 PAs) .545 '23-'24 (194 PAs)
  17. 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)
  18. moonslav59
    copycat
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    copycat
  20. 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
  21. 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)
  22. moonslav59
    That was my point.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. moonslav59
    He has to start hitting, soon, or he is toast.
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