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Hinch on Tyler White
« on: April 19, 2019, 05:39:21 pm »
From McTaggart tweets:

"He hasn't handled the fastball. He hasn't put fastballs in play like he normally does. He's getting pitched a little bit differently and he's going to have to adjust to that. It is a small sample. It's early in the season."

"The last thing I'd want to do is have a meeting with player and tell him he needs to hit for more power. That's like the kiss of death for a player. It's not going to help his swing; it's not going to help his contact."
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Re: Hinch on Tyler White
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2019, 06:14:45 pm »
Quote from: subnuclear on April 19, 2019, 05:39:21 pm
From McTaggart tweets:

"He hasn't handled the fastball. He hasn't put fastballs in play like he normally does. He's getting pitched a little bit differently and he's going to have to adjust to that. It is a small sample. It's early in the season."

"The last thing I'd want to do is have a meeting with player and tell him he needs to hit for more power. That's like the kiss of death for a player. It's not going to help his swing; it's not going to help his contact."

The clock is ticking.
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Re: Hinch on Tyler White
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2019, 07:08:18 pm »
Is that a click ticking or the sound of balls being smacked in Round Rock?

Either way production from DH would be welcome.
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Re: Hinch on Tyler White
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2019, 07:48:08 pm »
Quote from: Astros Fan in Big D on April 19, 2019, 07:08:18 pm
Is that a click ticking or the sound of balls being smacked in Round Rock?

Either way production from DH would be welcome.

He's not totally inept, at least he's getting on base, but for a guy whose only job is to hit the ball he's definitely lacking.
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Re: Hinch on Tyler White
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2019, 08:23:30 pm »
HudsonHawk on Tyler White:  “He needs to start fucking driving the ball”
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Re: Hinch on Tyler White
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2019, 11:27:48 pm »
This team has never really invested in a DH.
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Re: Hinch on Tyler White
« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2019, 12:45:30 am »
Quote from: Col. Sphinx Drummond on April 19, 2019, 11:27:48 pm
This team has never really invested in a DH.

Very true. It’s been looked at as another opportunity at positional diversity... well as much as a dh can be. Can you imagine a David Ortiz on this club?!
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Re: Hinch on Tyler White
« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2019, 01:15:34 am »
With the penchant for 13 pitchers, it doesn’t leave much room for guys you can’t plug in to various defensive positions. Eight guys have to start, a backup catcher, a Jake Marisnick to play some outfield, and another guy who can give an infielder a day off, and you’ve got one spot left. Do you give up a guy like Kemp?  For better or worse (and I happen to think for the better), the Astros value flexibility.
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Re: Hinch on Tyler White
« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2019, 01:53:29 am »
Quote from: Col. Sphinx Drummond on April 19, 2019, 11:27:48 pm
This team has never really invested in a DH.

Nobody really does.  The average OPS for an AL DH is in the .780 range over the past few years.
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Re: Hinch on Tyler White
« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2019, 07:57:22 am »
Quote from: Col. Sphinx Drummond on April 19, 2019, 11:27:48 pm
This team has never really invested in a DH.

I would count the Gattis trade as an investment.  He played 246 games at DH, and 118 in the field  (106  at Catcher 11 in LF, 1 at IB).   
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Re: Hinch on Tyler White
« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2019, 08:20:54 am »
Quote from: Duman on April 20, 2019, 07:57:22 am
I would count the Gattis trade as an investment.  He played 246 games at DH, and 118 in the field  (106  at Catcher 11 in LF, 1 at IB).

The club swore they could make him a catcher.


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Re: Hinch on Tyler White
« Reply #11 on: April 20, 2019, 09:53:52 am »
Quote from: Col. Sphinx Drummond on April 19, 2019, 11:27:48 pm
This team has never really invested in a DH.

It tried to, but Nelson Cruz signed elsewhere. Beltran was a DH investment also.

Tyler White is Tyler White, occasional hot streak notwithstanding. DH needs an upgrade.
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Hinch on Tyler White
« Reply #12 on: April 20, 2019, 10:59:33 am »
I have to think that if White continues to struggle, we will see the advent of Alvarez.
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Re: Hinch on Tyler White
« Reply #13 on: April 20, 2019, 11:13:34 am »
Quote from: geezerdonk on April 20, 2019, 10:59:33 am
I have to think that if White continues to struggle, we will see the advent of Alvarez.

His OPS in first thirteen games is 1.295.
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Re: Hinch on Tyler White
« Reply #14 on: April 20, 2019, 11:15:58 am »
Quote from: David in Jackson on April 20, 2019, 11:13:34 am
His OPS in first thirteen games is 1.295.

Kyle Tucker, btw, has an OPS of .397.  Anyone worried yet?
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Re: Hinch on Tyler White
« Reply #15 on: April 20, 2019, 02:39:26 pm »
Quote from: David in Jackson on April 20, 2019, 11:15:58 am
Kyle Tucker, btw, has an OPS of .397.  Anyone worried yet?
I think there is something going on that ain't quite right. That kind of regression is alarming.
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Re: Hinch on Tyler White
« Reply #16 on: April 20, 2019, 05:08:53 pm »
if it is physical can usually be fixed..mental  another side all together
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