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Lance McCullers Jr. Struggles, Astros Lose 7-3 To Rangers

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Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Since returning from the IL in June, Lance McCullers Jr. hasn’t pitched particularly well. Even in his start against the Dodgers, it took a few innings before he settled into a groove. Ironically, he walked a total of 12 hitters (four in each game) in his last three starts before this one against the Rangers on Friday evening. He only walked … [Read more...] about Lance McCullers Jr. Struggles, Astros Lose 7-3 To Rangers

Astros top prospect Brice Mathews is officially an Astro

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Is he ready to be the difference maker? The Houston Astros’ top-ranked prospect and # 98 across MLB, second baseman Brice Mathews, will debut for the walking (and/or critically) wounded Astros, getting his call-up from Triple-A Sugar Land today. Matthews’ arrival in the major leagues will knock him out of Saturday’s MLB All-Star Futures Game at Atlanta after he was selected … [Read more...] about Astros top prospect Brice Mathews is officially an Astro

Actual Production vs. Predicted Production

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Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images How predictive are these numbers? A baseball season isn’t necessarily one full marathon. It can be many seasons within one. Player performance goes up and down like the stock market. A large part of being an effective manager and general manager is managing the peaks and values. Obviously, you want to steer into the peaks and mitigate the … [Read more...] about Actual Production vs. Predicted Production