Four questions about the Astros and Dusty Baker that have us a bit confounded.
Former Rockets head coach Jeff Van Gundy once said you should not ignore in victory what you wouldn't ignore in defeat. For all the truth packed into that statement, it's easy to forget, particularly when you have been as successful as the Houston Astros. Coming off a second World Series championship makes keeping that in mind doubly difficult.
This season the AL West, which the Astros have dominated for years, if not out of reach is certainly in jeopardy. Yet, it feels a little like the team continues to act as if they are leading the division by double digits, and the fans have begun chirping. Yes, injuries have been an issue. Yes, the are just five-and-a-half game back of the Rangers. But, we have questions and it feels like this is the time to ask them.To a degree, we can answer this ourselves. There are only so many relievers and the Astros have not been involved in many low leverage blowouts this season. Simple math dictates that Montero will have to play at some point simply so others can rest.
Diaz is slashing .276/.289/.512/.801 in 135 plate appearances. His strikeout-to-walk ratio is still too high , but he is clearly one of the team's most consistent hitters when he is actually in the lineup. He is also, by virtually every metric, a better catcher than Maldonado. Yes, we know that Maldy is great at calling games, but his 19 percent caught stealing rate is well below Yainer's 38 percent in a league where 22 percent is the average. And with a .8 WAR to Maldonado's -.
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