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Kinda dumb to call him up for one day then, no?
What do they do that isn't dumb at this point?
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Go get Brandon Belt for like 1 year 3m or whatever.  He was good in 100 games for the Blue Jays last year and he's a lefty.  A very cheap solution to platoon 1b for the time being. DFA Singleton to make room, and just hope Abreu can figure things out with some rest. No way do they cut him at 19m a year unless his arm falls off. 

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8 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

Go get Brandon Belt for like 1 year 3m or whatever.  He was good in 100 games for the Blue Jays last year and he's a lefty.  A very cheap solution to platoon 1b for the time being. DFA Singleton to make room, and just hope Abreu can figure things out with some rest. No way do they cut him at 19m a year unless his arm falls off. 

My prediction is they want to get Loperfido 25 games or so in AAA and then make a decision.  There’s a pretty good chance he’s better than Belt going forward and has more defensive versatility.  

37 minutes ago, LCHorn said:

My prediction is they want to get Loperfido 25 games or so in AAA and then make a decision.  There’s a pretty good chance he’s better than Belt going forward and has more defensive versatility.  

Yeah I could see that, but they may be waiting until after he can't earn a full year of service for being on the roster the rest of the season to maintain control.  He's also the next man up for any injuries to other players, so it wouldn't hurt to have 1 more guy to slot in the first base rotation.

Belt's from Lufkin, which isn't too far from Houston, he went to UT for college, and his birthday is tomorrow (36). I could see him signing a deal for cheap to come play in Houston and have a solid role in our lineup playing about 2/3 of the games. He did make 9.3m with the Blue Jays last season, so maybe 3m is a bit of a low ball for him, but could 5m get it done? Just don't give him a 3 year deal and we should be OK. 

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My solution

Go down big one game on purpose(if needed). Put jose abreu in to pitch. Blow his elbow out. Tommy john. Misses the rest of his contract.

Or push him out of the plane

They pretty clearly aren’t using Kessinger, although the Altuve/Bregman/Pena will need more frequent days off than they’ve gotten so far.  But if (BIG if given he has a 38% k rate in AAA) the FO believes in Loperfido, they could bring him up to replace Singleton and have him in a strict 1B platoon with Abreu, but also give Loperfido time in LF and RF, which would make him closer to an everyday player.  Dubin would be the backup at the other 4 spots which over the 2nd half would also be a near-everyday role.  Kessinger would continue to rot on the bench.

Is Josh Hader cursed?

Last year San Diego went 9-23 in 1 run games. The Astros are on pace to go 0-54 in 1 run games in 2024.

1 hour ago, Dutchrudder said:

Yeah I could see that, but they may be waiting until after he can't earn a full year of service for being on the roster the rest of the season to maintain control.  He's also the next man up for any injuries to other players, so it wouldn't hurt to have 1 more guy to slot in the first base rotation.

Belt's from Lufkin, which isn't too far from Houston, he went to UT for college, and his birthday is tomorrow (36). I could see him signing a deal for cheap to come play in Houston and have a solid role in our lineup playing about 2/3 of the games. He did make 9.3m with the Blue Jays last season, so maybe 3m is a bit of a low ball for him, but could 5m get it done? Just don't give him a 3 year deal and we should be OK. 

Loperfido is 25 already--I don't think there are any service time manipulation considerations.  He's not on the Kyle Tucker career path. 

I think it's more likely they see that last year he had his first taste of AAA but only played 32 games there and had contact issues.  He's pretty clearly trying to lift the ball more (as a senior sign they likely re-worked his swing) and he's really only had two years in the minors.  Getting a few more games in at AAA gives him more time to face pitching he couldn't hit last year, more time to evaluate whether Abreu is fully cooked or just mostly cooked, etc. 

If they do sign Belt it probably correlates with their evaluation of Loperfido's readiness. 

2 hours ago, Snake Diggity said:

(BIG if given he has a 38% k rate in AAA)

Yeah, he's not a silver bullet

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Who?

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Why do we have so much trash on our 40-man?

An out away from clearing the Henley line

1 minute ago, WBT said:

An out away from clearing the Henley line


he’s already better than what’s his face 

Tucker and Bregman are afraid to go after foul balls, because they don't want to get hurt and ruin their paydays.

I mean if you are gonna K everyone I guess I have to deal with the ponytail/manbun shit

Arrighettis brother(?) looks like he enjoys to partake in some recreational drugs

Just start playing Caratini at 1B. Abreu’s unplayable at this point.

Abreu is approaching being loathed at a Carlos Gomez level. 

So much for giving the rookie some run support early. 

Saw this and you can see spaghettis under the H logo....i guess 135 man had one too lol

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Hitting with RISP is allowed?

Spencer has hit the wall 2nd time thru the order.

 At this point, just leave him in until his arm falls off. 

So our pitching prospects suck, good to know

Fucking fire someone....i don't even care who....just make me feel better

I can't believe the Astros farm system isn't ranked higher

 

Anyway, we're going to see Whitley soon, right?

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