July 31, 201412 yr Ohh man I dunno about this. I'm ok with Cosart but Kiki sounds like the new Gorkys. Well, only 24 game, but he is OPS' ING like .760. Hitting .280. In other words, not the new Gorkys based on small sample size
July 31, 201412 yr I don't mind the trade that much. I sort of like it actually. Also, lol at the Rays.
July 31, 201412 yr So far, we've got: Marisnick, Moran, Draft Pick FOR Cosart, Hernandez, Wates BRB, throwing up.
July 31, 201412 yr Enrique Hernandez | 2B HOU | 7% Owned Recalled by the Astros at the beginning of July, the jack of all trades has already started at second base, shortstop, left field, center field and designated hitter. With no one standing out and running away with the every day left field job, Hernandez has gotten the opportunity to ply his trade there, starting at the position in seven of his first 12 games. He was a second baseman for the majority of the time in the minors, but he’s obviously blocked there at the big league level by Jose Altuve. So it looks like as long as Hernandez hits, he’ll continue to play all over. But will he hit? Hernandez posted a .387 wOBA at Triple-A this year, which represented a major breakout for him. Prior, his career best wOBA was just .347, which came during his Rookie league debut back in 2009. Although the Astros’ Triple-A affiliate does play in the offense friendly Pacific Coast League, the park has actually played as a pitcher friendly one. Its home run factor for right-handers is just 79 and its overall runs factor is 93. So we can’t say that his offensive environment necessarily aided his offensive production. His power looks like it is following a natural aging curve, while his BABIP was slightly inflated. The real driver though was his fantasy strikeout rate. He kept it below 10% for the first time, which let to a .337 batting average without needing an outrageously high BABIP, just a slightly high one. He has a bit of speed as well, but you shouldn’t count on more than a couple of steals. With the expectation of qualifying at multiple positions and some contribution in both homers and steals, he should be a solid addition to deep league teams.
July 31, 201412 yr Ohh man I dunno about this. I'm ok with Cosart but Kiki sounds like the new Gorkys. Not even close. Kike is a solid young player.
July 31, 201412 yr I mean I understand Moran will likely be a decent starting 3B at the major league level nothing great, but him AND Marisnick AND comp pick for Cosart...Man I dunno. Enrique Hernandez is interesting since he's 22 and already at AAA. Guy was pretty much trash his entire minor league career and has been bonkers good this year. So he's a prospect we 'bought high'. Really don't know what to think. Good that Cosart is only 24, but Moran has been batting .300+ the last few months and was set to move up to Jax next season. Really sad that our insurance plan to McGehee just got sent out the door.
July 31, 201412 yr I don't mind the trade that much. I sort of like it actually. Also, lol at the Rays. Marisnick and Hernandez could be a wash, Wates is insignificant, it really all depends on Moran and Cosart. Also, I guess this means Casey is our 3B of the future?
July 31, 201412 yr Austin Wates is like a, "AND IF YOU CALL NOW WE'LL THROW IN AN AUSTIN WATES!! ABSOLUTELY FREE FREE FREE"
July 31, 201412 yr Losing Moran isnt fun, but I DESPISE trading draft picks since the Marlins more than any team need to use those picks to have a chance at being successful
July 31, 201412 yr I would like to almost guarantee that we will have McGhee next season. We haven't shown someone this much love since Jose Reyes.. Oh wait..
July 31, 201412 yr I don't see why Wates is considered insignificant. Seems like a high on base guy with speed based on his minor league numbers. He's not exactly trash either.
July 31, 201412 yr Losing Moran isnt fun, but I DESPISE trading draft picks since the Marlins more than any team need to use those picks to have a chance at being successful This is the part that kind of bothers me. We keep trading compensation picks.
July 31, 201412 yr I don't see why Wates is considered insignificant. Seems like a high on base guy with speed based on his minor league numbers. He's not exactly trash either. but when does he make the big league roster?
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