Yordan Alvarez - Page 4

2balls1strike · 05-14-2019, 03:12 PM

The way Yordan is hitting the ball, they have to put him somewhere. Tucker may have better defense, but Yordan is superior offensively. He could be an option at DH or another position.

jhssketchcards · 05-14-2019, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jeff24k

Agree on White, he's a valuable righty bat off the bench. But they aren't going to put Alvarez in LF and relegate Brantley to DH. Brantley rates as an average defensive OF and almost certainly superior defensively to Alvarez.

True. But I can’t see them DH a rookie.

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SaveMeTheGum · 05-14-2019, 11:37 PM

3 for 5 with 2 doubles. Ho hum. Hitting .403

ThoseBackPages · 05-14-2019, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by SaveMeTheGum

3 for 5 with 2 doubles. Ho hum. Hitting .403

could he headline 2020 Wax?

rwperu34 · 05-15-2019, 11:18 AM

I can't imagine he gets called up before the Super 2 deadline passes. That's late May/Early June.

What's the deadline to be in Update? Isn't it July 1 or something? FWIW, I'd rather have him headline 2020 because this year's update is already stacked.

marterburn · 05-16-2019, 07:32 PM

It's a Thursday. So that means another Yordan homer.

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2balls1strike · 05-16-2019, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by marterburn

It's a Thursday. So that means another Yordan homer.

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How about two? And 4 RBIs? It's only in the 5th inning as well...

bubba300 · 05-16-2019, 08:57 PM

This guy is outta hand!

2balls1strike · 05-17-2019, 12:55 AM

Yordan is leading the minors in HR (17), RBI (53), Runs (36), extra base hits (32), Slugging (.903), OBP (.497), and OPS (1.400).

sheffield77 · 05-17-2019, 06:04 AM

He is on a ridiculous pace. Bring him up already!

Syndygaard · 05-17-2019, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by WalkOffBalker

Houston has some weird issue with hitter call ups lately, and I think they piss off their minor leaguers by how they manipulate them.

They have a long history of guys that were crushing it in the minors and they refused to call them, and when they finally did the guys always seemed to feel too pressured and performed poorly.

Fisher, JD Davis and Kyle Tucker are all recent examples.

They never gave AJ Reed a proper shot either, kid is still 26 and when he goes to another team, they will be sorry.

oaklandasfan · 05-17-2019, 07:02 AM

Losing my shirt with soto harper judge.ill pass on this rocket scientist 😮😮

jhssketchcards · 05-17-2019, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Syndygaard

They never gave AJ Reed a proper shot either, kid is still 26 and when he goes to another team, they will be sorry.

Reed had 130 AB in the majors and showed zero ability to hit big league arms. He had a shot.
So did Derek Fisher.

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yanksfan0134 · 05-17-2019, 07:28 AM

Wish me luck. I have the third pick in my dynasty supplemental draft tonight and I’m going after him.

rseve43 · 05-17-2019, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by jhssketchcards

Reed had 130 AB in the majors and showed zero ability to hit big league arms. He had a shot.
So did Derek Fisher.

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The year Reed played in 40some games was like 120 ABs spread over 5 months. That’s not much of a shot for a guy that has led the entire minors in homers three times. Fisher is similar. Neither of them have good numbers, but if you never give them consistent playing time, how can you expect them to ever settle in and figure it out?

Vlad Jr is far better than Reed or Fisher but he’s 58 ABs into his career and barely batting over .200. What if the Jays sent him back down right now? All to say- Houston doesn’t have a good track record handling their top minor league talent. Hopefully the way they handle Alvarez is different.

calculusdork · 05-17-2019, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Syndygaard

They never gave AJ Reed a proper shot either, kid is still 26 and when he goes to another team, they will be sorry.

100% agree.

sigmachi · 05-17-2019, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by rseve43

The year Reed played in 40some games was like 120 ABs spread over 5 months. That’s not much of a shot for a guy that has led the entire minors in homers three times. Fisher is similar. Neither of them have good numbers, but if you never give them consistent playing time, how can you expect them to ever settle in and figure it out?

Vlad Jr is far better than Reed or Fisher but he’s 58 ABs into his career and barely batting over .200. What if the Jays sent him back down right now? All to say- Houston doesn’t have a good track record handling their top minor league talent. Hopefully the way they handle Alvarez is different.

I'd disagree, they handled Altuve, Correa, Bregman and Springer about as well as they could have. Maybe Reed and Fisher just aren't very good.

Zauron · 05-17-2019, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by jhssketchcards

Reed had 130 AB in the majors and showed zero ability to hit big league arms. He had a shot.
So did Derek Fisher.

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lol 130 at bats is nothing. By that count, Mike Trout would never amount to anything.

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I'd disagree, they handled Altuve, Correa, Bregman and Springer about as well as they could have. Maybe Reed and Fisher just aren't very good.

They completed dicked Springer around too. He had no business starting 2014 in the minors, and honestly deserved a call up in 2013. By the time he was called up, he's 24 and wouldn't see free agency until his 30's.

Correa is okay because he was insanely young and they waited on him to grow, which is good. Bregman they called up at the right time, where I think Springer should've been called up.

They wasted Tucker's call up last year by not playing him every day. No sense calling up a prospect to sit on the bench.

rwperu34 · 05-17-2019, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by jhssketchcards

Reed had 130 AB in the majors and showed zero ability to hit big league arms. He had a shot.
So did Derek Fisher.

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130 PA is nothing. For me a shot would be at least 1000 PA. That would be 500 to get owned and 500 to see what the guy is made of.

LCM1223 · 05-17-2019, 10:54 AM

Wish this guy had non-auto 1st Bowman stuff

rwperu34 · 05-17-2019, 10:54 AM

Looks like base gems are up to ~$350.

Chaysr20 · 05-17-2019, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by LCM1223

Wish this guy had non-auto 1st Bowman stuff

His 2019 bowman is doing pretty well considering the lack of the 1st bowman designation.

batottu · 05-17-2019, 11:08 AM

I agree about AJ Reed and Derek Fisher. These two could be good if they got consistent time, but there is no room for them on this team. Same could be said for moran and Davis when they were here.

Tucker’s call-up last year was his fault. He got called up and played in 15 of the next 16 games. He went 6 for 42 with 0 homers. He was hurting the team and our division lead was slipping. Problem now is with Brantley, I don’t know if tucker will be up this year unless there is an injury.

Springer is an interesting case. He signed very late so 2011 he only got a handful of ABs. He was touted as a terrifIf athlete, but not as polished as you would expect for a college bat. The Astros big concern was his k rate and sure enough when he was calleded up he struck out 33% of the time and hit .231. You could see the promise, but you could also see the flaws. Most of the clamor for Springer was that he was better than what we had, but I understand the Astros wanting to be careful with their top prospect. Looking at his 2014 season and how he has progressed, it’s hard for me to fault the Astros in their approach with him.

jhssketchcards · 05-17-2019, 11:23 AM

My question about Reed is the same about Alvarez, where would Reed have played consistently? They signed Gurriel and there was no where for Reed to play everyday. He has no speed either. Houston prides itself in having key guys to build around and have others who are multi position players. The only position that has been a revolving door the past 5 years is catcher.
Had Houston not signed Reddick, Brantley etc you’d see Tucker and Alvarez, and perhaps Reed/Fisher. They have the top offense in baseball and have had one of the top since 2016. Who do you justify sitting to give ABs to? I will see they need to trade them if they aren’t going to use them. I do agree with that. But Houston doesn’t owe anything to these guys, no team does. They understand this when they sign.

Altuve, Springer, Correa, Gurriel and Bregman and proof Houston has done well with talent.
Maybe they’ve missed a few, and still do, but until a prospect comes up and lights it up, they aren’t taking a guys spot. Unless it’s Tyler White... for the love of God please take his spot

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RAV2773 · 05-17-2019, 11:39 AM

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Looks like base gems are up to ~$350.

They will easily reach $450-$500 soon, with raw base currently going for about $250.

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05-15-2019, 11:18 AM	#80
rwperu34 Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 8,437	I can't imagine he gets called up before the Super 2 deadline passes. That's late May/Early June. What's the deadline to be in Update? Isn't it July 1 or something? FWIW, I'd rather have him headline 2020 because this year's update is already stacked. __________________ Me: Did I win? Gixen: Yes. You won. Now you're broke.

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05-14-2019, 03:12 PM	#76
2balls1strike Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 542	The way Yordan is hitting the ball, they have to put him somewhere. Tucker may have better defense, but Yordan is superior offensively. He could be an option at DH or another position.

05-16-2019, 07:32 PM	#81
marterburn Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Milwaukee area Posts: 4,719 burnmax12 burnmax12	It's a Thursday. So that means another Yordan homer. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

05-16-2019, 08:57 PM	#83
bubba300 Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Baseball heaven Posts: 1,290	This guy is outta hand!

05-17-2019, 12:55 AM	#84
2balls1strike Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 542	Yordan is leading the minors in HR (17), RBI (53), Runs (36), extra base hits (32), Slugging (.903), OBP (.497), and OPS (1.400).

05-17-2019, 06:04 AM	#85
sheffield77 Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 715	He is on a ridiculous pace. Bring him up already!

05-17-2019, 07:02 AM	#87
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05-17-2019, 11:08 AM	#98
batottu Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 7,829 rebkeep7695b	I agree about AJ Reed and Derek Fisher. These two could be good if they got consistent time, but there is no room for them on this team. Same could be said for moran and Davis when they were here. Tucker’s call-up last year was his fault. He got called up and played in 15 of the next 16 games. He went 6 for 42 with 0 homers. He was hurting the team and our division lead was slipping. Problem now is with Brantley, I don’t know if tucker will be up this year unless there is an injury. Springer is an interesting case. He signed very late so 2011 he only got a handful of ABs. He was touted as a terrifIf athlete, but not as polished as you would expect for a college bat. The Astros big concern was his k rate and sure enough when he was calleded up he struck out 33% of the time and hit .231. You could see the promise, but you could also see the flaws. Most of the clamor for Springer was that he was better than what we had, but I understand the Astros wanting to be careful with their top prospect. Looking at his 2014 season and how he has progressed, it’s hard for me to fault the Astros in their approach with him.

05-17-2019, 11:23 AM	#99
jhssketchcards Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Louisiana Posts: 11,434 jhssketchcards2012	My question about Reed is the same about Alvarez, where would Reed have played consistently? They signed Gurriel and there was no where for Reed to play everyday. He has no speed either. Houston prides itself in having key guys to build around and have others who are multi position players. The only position that has been a revolving door the past 5 years is catcher. Had Houston not signed Reddick, Brantley etc you’d see Tucker and Alvarez, and perhaps Reed/Fisher. They have the top offense in baseball and have had one of the top since 2016. Who do you justify sitting to give ABs to? I will see they need to trade them if they aren’t going to use them. I do agree with that. But Houston doesn’t owe anything to these guys, no team does. They understand this when they sign. Altuve, Springer, Correa, Gurriel and Bregman and proof Houston has done well with talent. Maybe they’ve missed a few, and still do, but until a prospect comes up and lights it up, they aren’t taking a guys spot. Unless it’s Tyler White... for the love of God please take his spot Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk