AL West Talk

[Xeliou66]

The Astros got stomped again today - gave up 9 runs in the 1st inning and got swept by the Royals.

 

[Xeliou66]

Astros give up double digit runs again tonight in their loss to the Rangers

 

[Xeliou66]

Astros took 2 of 3 from the Rangers in Houston this weekend - I expect the Astros to get it turned around, they have far too much offensive talent to be a losing team

 

[bksballer89]

Can't believe the astros are 7-19

 

[Xeliou66]

Can't believe the astros are 7-19

Yeah, their pitching has been truly horrid. They should still be better even with bad pitching.

 

[msgkings322]

No one follows them so I just saw on MLB Tonight that Oakland has this rookie closer who throws 105 and has like a 1.40 ERA or some shit lol

 

[navamind]

No one follows them so I just saw on MLB Tonight that Oakland has this rookie closer who throws 105 and has like a 1.40 ERA or some shit lol

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[navamind]

11-0 Texas and it's only the 2nd inning.

 

[navamind]

The Angels might suck, but at least their farm system is very deep...








...oh, nevermind.

Los Angeles Angels Top 24 Prospects

The Angels system is devoid of high-ceiling talent on both sides of the ball and might be the shallowest in baseball.

blogs.fangraphs.com

These FanGraphs lists usually have "Top 30+" for every team they do, so for them to only have 24 is something.

 

[bksballer89]

 

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[fightinfunbags]

Cheating is who they are

 

[navamind]

One thing that seems to get overshadowed in the Astros' struggles is just how good Kyle Tucker has been. He's hitting .288/.422/.638 for a 197 wRC+ (only Ohtani has a higher wRC+, by 5 points) and leads the league in fWAR. He's been one of the best outfielders in MLB for the last 3+ years, but he seems to be taking it to another level. His launch angle has changed, he's hitting the ball even harder and he hits more fly balls and has taken ground balls out of the equation. Also has seen his BB% rise from 9.7% two years ago to 18.7% in 2024.

 

[Xeliou66]

One thing that seems to get overshadowed in the Astros' struggles is just how good Kyle Tucker has been. He's hitting .288/.422/.638 for a 197 wRC+ (only Ohtani has a higher wRC+, by 5 points) and leads the league in fWAR. He's been one of the best outfielders in MLB for the last 3+ years, but he seems to be taking it to another level. His launch angle has changed, he's hitting the ball even harder and he hits more fly balls and has taken ground balls out of the equation. Also has seen his BB% rise from 9.7% two years ago to 18.7% in 2024.

Tucker has been outstanding this year. I think the Astros are starting to turn things around, wouldn’t surprise me if they wound up winning the division to be honest, no one in the AL West has a great record so far - the Mariners are the only team above 500 right now

 

[navamind]

Tucker has been outstanding this year. I think the Astros are starting to turn things around, wouldn’t surprise me if they wound up winning the division to be honest, no one in the AL West has a great record so far - the Mariners are the only team above 500 right now

and even the M's have had a pretty pedestrian lineup and the pitching is only 6th in ERA (and that's while playing their games in T-Mobile Park).

Astros are playing better. The rotation has still been a gas can, but at least the bullpen's been good

 

[bksballer89]

Mariners 27-26 and 1st place lol

Yeah Astros going to find a way to win this division as usul

 

[fightinfunbags]

Mariners 27-26 and 1st place lol

Yeah Astros going to find a way to win this division as usul

“Find a way” = bang on garbage cans

 

[Xeliou66]

Astros sweep the Orioles while the Mariners lost their series to the lousy Marlins. Yeah I’m pretty certain the Astros are going to wind up overtaking the M’s and winning the division. The Mariners don’t even have anyone with very impressive hitting numbers so I’m surprised they are in 1st place and I think they will fall some.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Astros gonna 100% wind up with a WC spot if not the division when all is said and done

Organization just wont die.

 

[navamind]

Astros gonna 100% wind up with a WC spot if not the division when all is said and done

Organization just wont die.

pitching staff seems to be getting it's act together, though they still have a couple injuries. Bullpen has been pretty good and they still have good hitters