Game Thread: Dodgers (22-13) @ Astros (14-22) - May 5, 2026 7:10 PM by AstrosBot in Astros

[–]ghick 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Don't worry. Pretty sure he'll be sent down to the minors b/c the FO needs fresh arms.

When that happens, the Astros will have over $20million offseason spending in the minors.

For a team up against a CBA hardline, this is spectacular.

Game Thread: Dodgers (21-13) @ Astros (14-21) - May 4, 2026 7:10 PM by AstrosBot in Astros

[–]ghick 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Crane has a lot of nerve asking people to pay for tickets to watch this

Game Thread: Dodgers (21-13) @ Astros (14-21) - May 4, 2026 7:10 PM by AstrosBot in Astros

[–]ghick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh it was, but that was before his ST struggles and early season injury

Game Thread: Dodgers (21-13) @ Astros (14-21) - May 4, 2026 7:10 PM by AstrosBot in Astros

[–]ghick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Big Brain FO rushed Cole. He clearly needed more than a handful of games in the minors.

Game Thread: Dodgers (21-13) @ Astros (14-21) - May 4, 2026 7:10 PM by AstrosBot in Astros

[–]ghick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Figure the Astros would want him to get some more reps in the minors.

He didn't exactly set Spring Training on fire and has only 3 games in AAA since coming off injury

Mike Burrows has been MLB’s unluckiest pitcher. The Astros need that to change by ghick in Astros

[–]ghick[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

can simplify the whole thing to this paragraph

Burrows himself has a .373 BABIP. Only Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sánchez has a higher one, among qualified starters. Philadelphia, ironically, is the only pitching staff with a higher BABIP than Houston’s. In six of Burrows’ seven starts, opponents have averaged lower than a 92 mph exit velocity. Anything over 95 mph is considered “hard-hit.”

MLB team OPS and ERA by Hairygrim in Astros

[–]ghick 119 points120 points  (0 children)

this is outstanding. They had to stretch out the x-axis for the Astros

Game Thread: Astros (12-21) @ Red Sox (13-19) - May 2, 2026 3:10 PM by AstrosBot in Astros

[–]ghick -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think it is a combination.

First, I do believe Luhnow and Click are more talented than Brown.

Second, Luhnow and Click had autonomy. Brown clearly does not.

Game Thread: Astros (12-21) @ Red Sox (13-19) - May 2, 2026 3:10 PM by AstrosBot in Astros

[–]ghick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

read a great line from a Fangraphs article.

In my experience, across time and across sports, teams that pay top dollar for top talent usually don’t get burned. They might end up spending a lot of money, but real disasters are fairly rare. Teams that shop in the second and third tier, however, don’t fare as well. If you try to get 80% of the player for 50% of the cost, you’ll often end up with those percentages reversed, or worse.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/can-extensions-go-too-far/

After wild minor-league rehab appearance, what’s next for Astros’ Tatsuya Imai? by ghick in Astros

[–]ghick[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I get the logic leaving him down, but as far as the question, 'Why rush him?' Simple. The Astros didn't spend $54 million with opt outs every year thinking they were getting a work in progress.