Astros (Valdez) vs Brewers (Priester): 5/7/25, 12:10pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

[liveforoctober]

Isaac Collins now up to .5 WAR on the season in his limited time: 

Isaac Collins Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com

 

Yelich, meanwhile, has been a replacement level player thus far:

Christian Yelich Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com

 

I'm assuming Yelich will still start today against the LHP if Sal is hurt, but we have to drop him in the order. All of the strikeouts in the 3 hole are such an unneccessary self-inflicted handicap each game. He has a 40% k rate against LHP in 2025 :(

Start Daz and Collins, pinch hit Yeli in a good place against a RHP at some point or just give him the day off. We can't keep that production in the 3 spot.

I hope this post does what it is supposed to.

[Frisbee Slider]

Do strikeouts matter? Sometime I get confused on what we are supposed to believe 🙂

[dlk9s]

I just assume that Yelich is going to strikeout or roll one to the second baseman.

[markedman5]

 

[jay87shot]

1 hour ago, Frisbee Slider said:

Do strikeouts matter? Sometime I get confused on what we are supposed to believe 🙂

In general I would say they matter, just based on logic. If strikeouts are good for pitchers that means logically they are bad for hitters.

I feel like they don't matter if the player is being productive and hitting the ball hard in the other ab's. I do think they matter to guys who don't slug well. 

For example, Collins and Capra both have 14 k's in similar amounts of ab's. Joey Ortiz has 21 k's and Hoskins has 27 k's in similar ab's, the k's don't matter much when comparing 2 guys but with you compare a team as an entire lineup. For the most part, the teams at the bottom 10 of the league in strikeouts don't end up in say the top 10 in the league for runs (it can happen).

[Brian]

I see we have our B team playing today. Sure would be nice to win today with them. 

[Outlander]

2 hours ago, Frisbee Slider said:

Do strikeouts matter? Sometime I get confused on what we are supposed to believe 🙂

Don't know. Was looking at Collins, not a lot of at bats(30 PA against both RHP and LHP) but pretty large splits for Collins, hitting great against RHP but striking out a ton and not hitting against LHP but rarely striking out.

[liveforoctober]

Wouldn't be surprised if Vinny has a nice day at the plate.

[treego14]

Priester will knock the Astros on their Kiester!
Framber will try to come out of this with glamour,
but afterwards all he will be able to do is stammer!

Put on the cleats AND beat these cheats!
One, two, and now three defeats!
I like these winning repeats!
Postgame locker room will have some good beats!

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 hour ago, markedman5 said:

At the very least I hope they only have Contreras catch once a series. He can DH more often while this heals.

[Frisbee Slider]

, I understand the value of strikeouts compared to putting the ball in play for an inning ending double play

[Brian]

Capra just swung at one up by his eyes to end the inning. 

[ecjimg]

31 minutes ago, liveforoctober said:

Wouldn't be surprised if Vinny has a nice day at the plate.

I’d actually be very surprised.

[adambr2]

When you have a rally going with 1st and 2nd and 1 out and Vinny Capra struts up to the plate:

[edfunderburk]

I was planning to attend the Biloxi / Pensacola game today but it was rained out

So, I will watch the Brewers / Astros from my condo balcony 

I hope Priester keeps this game competitive so I can stay engaged

[adambr2]

33 minutes ago, liveforoctober said:

Wouldn't be surprised if Vinny has a nice day at the plate.

He's an atrociously bad MLB hitter, so that result would always surprise me. 

[kevinisaname]

2 minutes ago, Brian said:

Capra just swung at one up by his eyes to end the inning. 

He must have eyes around his crotch (Capra sucks though).

[Brian]

2 minutes ago, kevinisaname said:

He must have eyes around his crotch (Capra sucks though).

That can't be accurate, I just rewound it and yes not his eyes but at the letters. 

[edfunderburk]

Capra is an all-time “good guy” & quality person … but he has been woeful with the bat post Spring Training 

I’d love to see him get on track since he is a high character guy & apparently a great teammate 

We have excellent young middle infielders in the lower minors - they will arrive soon 

2027 should be a fun season for the Brewers

[edfunderburk]

Ortiz can’t catch a break 

[kevinisaname]

1 minute ago, edfunderburk said:

Capra is an all-time “good guy” & quality person … but he has been woeful with the bat post Spring Training 

I’d love to see him get on track since he is a high character guy & apparently a quality teammate 

We have excellent young middle infielders in the lower minors - they will arrive soon 

2027 should be a fun season for the Brewers

2027? But I want a middle infield now! stamps feet

[edfunderburk]

3 minutes ago, Brian said:

That can't be accurate, I just rewound it and yes not his eyes but at the letters. 

So he swung at a strike?

[Brian]

2 minutes ago, edfunderburk said:

So he swung at a strike?

Borderline. Probably not. 

[edfunderburk]

Old man rant … If I had a pair of scissors & was near the Astros dugout, it would give me immense pelasure to trim Valdez’s hair all the way up to his cap