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For those that have kind of written Colin Moran off, his July splits are .361/.426/.492 /.918
There was a guy named Roy Halladay. It took him a few years to figure things out. But the Blue Jays held on to him because he had good stuff and potential. It seems short sighted to me to want to give up on Appel this early, especially for a 3 month rental.
Appel cored and gored: 4 runs allowed on a single, 2 doubles, 2 HRs and 2 walks in 4 innings. 86 pitches, just 49 for strikes.
Are Japanese pitchers regarded as particularly durable? I know they throw a lot more when they're young than pitchers do here, but do they hold up any better over their careers as a result?Seems like a lot of them have arm troubles. Or maybe it's just the well-known ones....Tanaka, Darvish, Matsuzaka, Iwakuma
Also, don't NPB pitchers start only once a week? No idea what standard practice is for bullpen sessions between starts though.
He never got a chance last spring. Even after revamping his swing and performing well in winter ball. He didn't make a minor adjustment, he completely changed his swing. I'm happy for JD, but the Astros brass wrote him off before the spring started and they paid for it. It's not like they had this year's outfield blocking him. Last year's opening day lineup included Guzman at first with Grossman and Hoes in the outfield. The front office has made some real good moves but this clearly was a mistake. I would guess that after Luhnow retires and reflects on his career, JD will be in his top 3 list of mistakes. Not knocking Luhnow, everyone makes mistakes. Heck considers Trout a mistake and he had 20 other teams in the same boat.J.D. was put on waivers and not one team claimed him. Not even Detroit. And then they only brought him in as a free agent bc of Clark. Seems like most of the league thought J.D. was worthless and they've been proven wrong.
It was behind a paywall, but if it is just one quote, I'll assume it is OK. An unnamed scout says "I know Touki Toussaint gets all the hype because of the draft slot and the trade, and I like Touki, but I'll take Martes over him all day."
I didn't realize Touissant was in a trade, but I remember seeing him in the futures game, iirc.
I see Martes with another good outing. Saw a quote from a scout in BP saying he would take Martes over Touki Toissaint and I thought that was a nice thought. What is the story on Marte? Was he a highly regarded signing or just a development success?
This is looking more and more like a predraft deal by Luhnow. Let's go for three top 10 guys by overpaying for one at 37.
It's not hate. It's just a lack of excitement. Personally, I prefer guys that are getting better year over year.
2015 - 312/406/534
2014 - 316/397/455
2013 - 369/417/546
He's worthy of a top 10 pick. Just seems more like a money savings pick at 2 though. He'd likely have been there at 5
Yes.
I think we all know this is a horribly blown pick. This guy might eventually become a major league pitcher but it won't be with the Astros.
It'll be intersting to see if the Correa draft is something Astros fans can look forward to every now and then or if that was a total outlier.
I don't blame them for last year. They were uniquely bitten by the system. Upfront medicals like in the NFL and they take someone else. Appel had performance red flags going into the draft. Aiken had none.
I don't have faith in the mental side of his game, but I hope there isn't an injury issue in there either.
The Appel/Gray tie was broken by the positive drug testing from what I remember. I think everyone had Aiken at the top by draft day last year. In 2012, Appel was considered the consensus #1. Given Luhnow said that Appel was their guy from start to finish in 2013, tends to make me think Heck had a lot to do with Correa being the choice in 2012. But my opinion is definitely all inference. I can find no definitive quote anywhere that gives the level of influence Elias had. The scouts given the credit for Correa were Larry Pardo (Heck's guy) and Joey Sola (not sure if he was hired pre-Heck or not).
I'm going to preface this by admitting that I'm not the biggest Swanson fan (not at #2, at least), but what exactly makes you think that his HR power is underrated?
I guess it could fit the purest definition of "take the Best Player Available," but I would be pretty shocked if they took Swanson AND Bregman. Not only are they same-age SSs (creating logistical problems with where to play them as they go through the minors), but they seem like very similar profiles - fast and "gritty" with plus hit tool, not much HR power, good plate discipline, and neither strikes out very much. The main difference seems to be Swanson is regarded as a better fielder, while Bregman may or may not be a MLB-caliber SS, depending who you ask.
I'm on my phone and I go over to Yahoo to see what's happening with the Rockets game. The page loads and displayed under Last Play I see
Dwight Howard misses a layup
Yep, I think, Houston is blessed with some real forward thinking GMs. And Rick Smith.
More impressive is that 2/3rds of the 2013 draft never played a down, which is hard to do without an organizational conspiracy hellbent on futility.
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If not for Correa's amazing start, we'd probably be talking a lot more about how dominant McCullers has been. After the struggles he had last year, it sure is great to see.
I wonder if he's finally started to improve his changeup, or if it's more his control of the FB and curveball, or what.
Correa was Heck. Luhnow didn't want to mess with the draft so he let Heck finish out his job through the draft. That's not to say Elias can't do the same.
Your Fuhmer pick at #2 would be like a Correa pick. Well at least at this point. This year seems so unstable. Fuhmer could be at the top of the draft lists by the time June 8th roles around.