Catching up with the Astros and the news both good and bad about their pitchers.
The couple weeks of August are the dog days of summer in baseball. Teams bog down in the heat and everything feels slower and more arduous. That is, except for the news apparently, because, my goodness, there was a ton of it this week. We won't even dig into Mariners rookie Julio Rodriguez and his eye-popping, potentially game-changing contract and how it might impact the Astros' ability to sign Kyle Tucker and Jeremy Peña. That is for another day .
For now, there is plenty to discuss from injuries to breakout performances to September call ups. Let's dig in.First, let's all admit that we frantically Googled"facial disruption" on Tuesday when's thankfully minor injury information was released by the team. Let's also admit we were shocked the notoriously secretive-on-injuries Astros gave out such detailed info. Had to be good news.
Diaz, 23, has been crushing the ball in the minors slashing .306/.356/.542 with 25 home runs. Adding a catcher might seem odd given the presence of Christian Vasquez, but having a backup for Martin Maldonado means Vasquez will see more time in the DH role and Diaz will give the team flexibility at first as well until the OTHER Diaz returns from injury.? Of course you do. WOO! Well, the former Astros and current Savannah Banana is still stirring the pot — he is a killer follow on Twitter.
Loads of teams and their fans have taken aim at the Astros since the 2017 cheating scandal, but none have been as vociferous as LA faithful, who somehow feel like the cheating cost them a World Series . So, to have a former player say they were in on it has got to be a tough pill to swallow for Dodger fans. We'll grab our popcorn and keep an eye on Twitter.Texas Rangers Wednesday afternoon. They head to Los Angeles for a three-game weekend romp with the Angels.
They repeat these two series next week during a six-game home stand. The closing schedule for the Astros is not exactly murderers row with a couple notable exceptions . As of writing this, they are 4.5 games up on the Yankees for the best record in the American League with 31 games remaining.
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