That heat map graph of Altuve's slugging is hilarious and amazing: a big red zone well outside, and a couple more red zones inside and up. One of the most unique hitters of my lifetime.
The two best hitters I have seen in my lifetime are Ted Williams and Barry Bonds. They seemed to never swing at bad pitches, and they seemed to hit everything hard. Altuve is a notch below because of his propensity to chase pitches out of the zone. If he could play every day with the focus he had in WS Game Five, he would hit .400 easily.
Still very curious to see what (if any) move Luhnow will make at the deadline. One interrelated question is how they feel about McCullers for the postseason (bullpen?).
So McCullers for a LH reliever and batter?
I’d much rather see a McCullers start in the postseason than a Keuchel start.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Do you offer Keuchel a qualifying offer? He might take it. He's not playing up to a big multi-year deal.
No. I let him walk.
Is Morton on the record as planning to retire after this season?
He speculated about it towards the end of last season, but that's all. Basically he said that his experience with this particular team is so fulfilling that anything else wouldn't be worth it.
That was a guy who couldn’t believe the Astros gave him two years talking, not the guy who’s going to get Cy Young votes.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
This. Keuchel’s value has already been realized. I would move him in a heartbeat, if I could, and I would definitely not resign him this offseason.
What kind of free agent would DK be if the season ended now? How do they determine that? I feel like, yeah, if his walking landed us a supplemental first round pick, then sure. But that doesn’t seem likely.
Trading Keuchel at the deadline would be the right move on paper.
Trade Keuchel AND trade for De Grom. (Putting on my best Todd the Bod trade guru hat)
I don't believe for a second you get DeGrom w/o Tucker or Whitely. Would you do it?
Dammit, Whitley. Not Whitely.