Yordan Alvarez 1B HOU

[einstein2u 494]

yes  u right AA

[Baur10 2,158]

[Cmilne23 10,559]

These numbers are some of the most ridiculous I’ve ever seen in all my years following baseball.  I know they’re worried about his defense but honestly Yuli Gurriel is a pretty lackluster MLB first basemen.  Houston is getting almost nothing from 1B/DH.  His path shouldn’t be that difficult.

Edited May 7, 2019 by Cmilne23

[Goatstain3 1,339]

17 minutes ago, Cmilne23 said:

These numbers are some of the most ridiculous I’ve ever seen in all my years following baseball.  I know they’re worried about his defense but honestly Yuli Gurriel is a pretty lackluster MLB first basemen.  Houston is getting almost nothing from 1B/DH.  His path shouldn’t be that difficult.

 

Agreed.  I understand the major issue is the 40 man.  However, I do believe that somehow, the Astros organization could pull through, if some team were to claim that five tool juggernaut, Tyler White.  Dude looks like he should be moving furniture, for a living.  

[Baur10 2,158]

31 minutes ago, Cmilne23 said:

These numbers are some of the most ridiculous I’ve ever seen in all my years following baseball.  I know they’re worried about his defense but honestly Yuli Gurriel is a pretty lackluster MLB first basemen.  Houston is getting almost nothing from 1B/DH.  His path shouldn’t be that difficult.

 

FWIW Luhnow seems to have him pegged for LF not 1B but who knows. This is from an article on the 4th (I think it was posted already):

"It's pretty clear he can hit right now in the big leagues," general manager Jeff Luhnow said Saturday. "I think for him to have the maximum impact on this team, we need him to be able to play a position and I do think left field is where he has the best chance to play for us, especially in our ballpark, and he is making strides."

Listed at 6-5 and 225 pounds, Álvarez is "actually a faster person than you would anticipate," according to Luhnow. Routes and reaction times have been slower for Álvarez to grasp in the outfield, Luhnow said, perhaps the only thing holding Álvarez back from a major league call-up.

[Cmilne23 10,559]

13 minutes ago, Baur10 said:

 

FWIW Luhnow seems to have him pegged for LF not 1B but who knows. This is from an article on the 4th (I think it was posted already):

"It's pretty clear he can hit right now in the big leagues," general manager Jeff Luhnow said Saturday. "I think for him to have the maximum impact on this team, we need him to be able to play a position and I do think left field is where he has the best chance to play for us, especially in our ballpark, and he is making strides."

Listed at 6-5 and 225 pounds, Álvarez is "actually a faster person than you would anticipate," according to Luhnow. Routes and reaction times have been slower for Álvarez to grasp in the outfield, Luhnow said, perhaps the only thing holding Álvarez back from a major league call-up.

Yordan in LF, Brantley to DH to preserve health?

[treyjuice 119]

16 hours ago, hypeiz4real said:

 

I'm all aboard the hype train but let's not pretend like raking for 72 career AAA games means he has nothing left to prove. 

 

He has nothing left to prove in the minor league. It's become a young man's game and guys are getting called up sooner than later nowadays. Soto didn't have one AB in AAA. No reason not to call him up now other than some funky logistics.

[Hatfieldodger 250]

4 hours ago, Goatstain3 said:

 

Agreed.  I understand the major issue is the 40 man.  However, I do believe that somehow, the Astros organization could pull through, if some team were to claim that five tool juggernaut, Tyler White.  Dude looks like he should be moving furniture, for a living.  

Evan Gattis farts in your general direction my dude....or was he a janitor?

[MoonyGray 104]

10 minutes ago, Hatfieldodger said:

Evan Gattis farts in your general direction my dude....or was he a janitor?

 

[Goatstain3 1,339]

10 minutes ago, Hatfieldodger said:

Evan Gattis farts in your general direction my dude....or was he a janitor?

 

I have no issue with Gattis.  He could actually, you know, hit.

[Rabbit Maranville 1,366]

There is no 40 man issue. The Astros have two open spots even before transferring Lance to the 60-day.

4 hours ago, Goatstain3 said:

 

Agreed.  I understand the major issue is the 40 man.  However, I do believe that somehow, the Astros organization could pull through, if some team were to claim that five tool juggernaut, Tyler White.  Dude looks like he should be moving furniture, for a living.  

 

[KilloWertz 2,542]

6 hours ago, Cmilne23 said:

Yordan in LF, Brantley to DH to preserve health?

Sounds good to me even though Brantley is a decent enough OF.

[Yceman1234 1,539]

0-4, 2 Ks...just dropped below the double mendoza line at .390.  Time to send this guy back to AA to work on his swing.

[hailfire4 413]

390? he is almost hitting Vladdy's weight

[meh2 3,527]

15 minutes ago, Yceman1234 said:

0-4, 2 Ks...just dropped below the double mendoza line at .390.  Time to send this guy back to AA to work on his swing.

Well, at least Tyler White can point to today as a day that he matched Yordan’s production!

[Sonny_D 1,964]

32 minutes ago, meh2 said:

Well, at least Tyler White can point to today as a day that he matched Yordan’s production!

 

Not really. Tyler White pitched a scoreless inning. They might need him to do that more often if he continues to be in the lineup. 

[Wytchclt55 333]

32 minutes ago, meh2 said:

Well, at least Tyler White can point to today as a day that he matched Yordan’s production!

White sealed the deal when he showed his versatility by pitching a scoreless inning with a K.  We're never seeing Yordan now 😔

[Baur10 2,158]

He talks about Yordan and his potential call up at like the 30 second mark.  Not that you can read too much into a GM talking to a radio show but it at face value it doesn't sound as if he's in a hurry. 

Edited May 8, 2019 by Baur10

[KilloWertz 2,542]

This is no way directed towards you.  You're just the messenger, but the fact that he doesn't seem to be in a hurry to call up Alvarez is not shocking whatsoever.  An absolute joke, but at the end of the day, not shocking.  Tyler White is the greatest DH in the history of baseball and all, and it would be such a unrecoverable blow to the franchise if him or Kemp were lost to another team via waivers.

Obviously we'll see what happens though.

[Dark One 495]

1 hour ago, KilloWertz said:

Tyler White is the greatest DH in the history of baseball and all, and it would be such a unrecoverable blow to the franchise if him or Kemp were lost to another team via waivers.

Unfotunately though, it's not about Tyler White - this is what Luhnow stated just this past Saturday (it's been posted several times over the past few pages):

"It's pretty clear he can hit right now in the big leagues," general manager Jeff Luhnow said Saturday. "I think for him to have the maximum impact on this team, we need him to be able to play a position and I do think left field is where he has the best chance to play for us, especially in our ballpark, and he is making strides."

Listed at 6-5 and 225 pounds, Álvarez is "actually a faster person than you would anticipate," according to Luhnow. Routes and reaction times have been slower for Álvarez to grasp in the outfield, Luhnow said, perhaps the only thing holding Álvarez back from a major league call-up.

 

Edited May 9, 2019 by Dark One

[einstein2u 494]

#14

[knuckleheads 469]

2 minutes ago, einstein2u said:

#14

 

and he had a bunt single his first at bat.  I guess he needed to break out of a slump or something first...

[brockpapersizer 11,964]

Before the home run too

 

 

[knuckleheads 469]

1 hour ago, Dark One said:

Unfotunately though, it's not about Tyler White - this is what Luhnow stated just this past Saturday (it's been posted several times over the past few pages):

"It's pretty clear he can hit right now in the big leagues," general manager Jeff Luhnow said Saturday. "I think for him to have the maximum impact on this team, we need him to be able to play a position and I do think left field is where he has the best chance to play for us, especially in our ballpark, and he is making strides."

Listed at 6-5 and 225 pounds, Álvarez is "actually a faster person than you would anticipate," according to Luhnow. Routes and reaction times have been slower for Álvarez to grasp in the outfield, Luhnow said, perhaps the only thing holding Álvarez back from a major league call-up.

 

 

Uhmmm,  Alvarez has been playing the outfield for years now so there's not going to be much room for improvement.  Especially from now to whatever call up date you decide on.  If that's really you want there Luhnow then you might as well just trade him now because it's an invalid excuse...

Edited May 9, 2019 by knuckleheads

[herschel 1,995]

People stashing in redraft?