Author: Dan P
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World Baseball Classic: plus or minus for the Astros?
It seems strange to have an Astros team make it this far into spring training and have so little feel for how it will perform as a whole, especially on the offensive side. That is totally because of the local team’s “donations” to the World Baseball Classic currently occurring at locations around the globe. SS…
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13 pitchers? Then who are the 12? More importantly, who is the 12th?
It is simple math with a possible complex summation. There are 25 roster spots and Manager A.J. Hinch has announced that he plans to start the season with 13 pitchers. Taking out my old HP calculator, that would leave 12 spots (more or less to the eighth significant digit) for the Astros’ position players heading…
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Texas Rangers: Biggest of the Astros’ AL West rivals
Dan and Chip have been reviewing the Astros AL West rivals. Today Dan is looking at their biggest rival the Texas Rangers. 2016 Record. 95-67 – 1st place in AL West Last Playoff Appearance. 2016 World Series Appearances/Wins. 0 for 2 – 2010 and 2011 Best Franchise Season. 96-66 in 2011 Worst Franchise Season. 56-106 in 1963 as the Washington…
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LA Angels of Anaheim: AL West rival’s review
Dan and Chip are taking a look at the Astros’ AL West competition over the next several days. Today, Dan takes a look at the Angels’ chances against a strong western division. LA Angels of Anaheim. Entering their 57th season. Extra points if you can name the 4 different team names they have used since 1961. 2016 Record. 74-88 Finishing 4th in…
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Seattle Mariners: AL West Division Rival’s Review
Seattle Mariners – Entering their 40th season 2016 Record – 86-76 – 2nd in the AL West Last Playoff Appearance – 2001 World Series Appearances / Wins – 0 / 0 Best Franchise Season – 2001 – 116-46 Worst Franchise Season – 1978 – 56-104 Manager – Former Astros’ Catcher Scott Servais. 2nd season GM…
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Plan B: Those what happens if, backup plans for Astros
Going back just a few short years ago, the Astros front office was not too worried about a Plan B for their players, because in so many cases they did not have a Plan A. This season feels completely different from those days as the team has firm Plan A’s for almost every position and a…
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Areas of improvement: A focus list for each player
Everyone in the world not only has the opportunity, but also the need for improvement in their jobs and in their home lives. Similarly, young and rich baseball players have the same kind of need, no matter how young and how rich they may be for showing improvement on the field. Today’s effort is to…
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Now to the work: Putting together an Astros’ lineup
A lot of discussion in this off-season has revolved around how to utilize the Astros’ new offensive toys and specifically about constructing a lineup. Surfing around the ‘net, I found an interesting write-up on stat-driven model, but does not require an advance math degree to understand. There are plenty of other articles on this subject,…
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