January 7, 201412 yr QUOTE (raBBit @ Jan 7, 2014 -> 02:42 PM) That's Tim Beckham, former 1st pick overall. Yes, but the name of the person who asked the question was Gordon Beckham.
January 7, 201412 yr I feel like some people forget that offense was only 1 of 2 of the White Sox problem last year. The other problem was putrid defense. If you could have a Ron Karkovice behind the plate, you're saving a bunch of runs right there. I'd gladly take someone with Karko's defensive ability behind the plate in 2014.
January 18, 201412 yr Probably just a clerical error, but check it out: http://mshop.mlb.com/family/index.jsp?cate...mp;doVSearch=no
January 18, 201412 yr QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jan 18, 2014 -> 02:39 PM) Probably just a clerical error, but check it out: http://mshop.mlb.com/family/index.jsp?cate...mp;doVSearch=no This is discussed in the thread about Hahn's next move, FYI.
January 19, 201412 yr Chris Cotillo @ChrisCotillo 13m Source: #Astros have not begun long-term extension talks with Jason Castro
January 19, 201412 yr QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jan 18, 2014 -> 01:39 PM) Probably just a clerical error, but check it out: http://mshop.mlb.com/family/index.jsp?cate...mp;doVSearch=no Donnie Veal plaques still available!!
January 19, 201412 yr QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Jan 18, 2014 -> 08:19 PM) Donnie Veal plaques still available!! Yea, strange - they featured a Castro item in my email today too...
January 20, 201412 yr Author A signing of Tanaka within the next week and then a trade for Castro and I begin to REALLY optimistic about next year.
January 21, 201412 yr I wonder if we could have gotten Castro for Addison Reed? Just wondering. Does anyone here know if Hahn shopped Reed at all, or did he quickly close on the deal when Davidson was made available?
January 21, 201412 yr QUOTE (oldsox @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 08:14 AM) I wonder if we could have gotten Castro for Addison Reed? Just wondering. Does anyone here know if Hahn shopped Reed at all, or did he quickly close on the deal when Davidson was made available? I'm guessing the Astros weren't in the market of trading their breakout catcher for a closer.
January 21, 201412 yr QUOTE (oldsox @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 08:14 AM) I wonder if we could have gotten Castro for Addison Reed? Just wondering. Does anyone here know if Hahn shopped Reed at all, or did he quickly close on the deal when Davidson was made available? No.
January 23, 201412 yr QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 7, 2014 -> 03:28 PM) In an MLBTR live chat, Steve Adams said that he thinks Jose Lobaton would be a good fit here. http://www.coveritlive.com/index2.php/opti...m/titlePage=off Wasn't lobaton rumored to be coming as part of a trade a couple months ago?
January 23, 201412 yr QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ Jan 22, 2014 -> 08:44 PM) Wasn't lobaton rumored to be coming as part of a trade a couple months ago? Yes, but it never happened.
January 27, 201412 yr Thought I would add this, as it touches a little better on my concerns regarding the acquisition of Castro: Castro just screams regression. Let’s start with his batting average. He hit .276 last year despite striking out 26.5% of the time. Of the 1,509 qualified hitters in the last decade, only 61 have had a K% of 26.5% or higher. Only four of those hitters hit .276 or better, and the average batting average of the group was .242. Castro managed the high batting average because of a .351 BABIP. To be fair, Castro has a 25.2% line drive rate in just over 1000 plate appearances, so he’s likely to continue to have an above average BABIP. He should be able to keep his batting average from killing you as a result, but every projection system expects it to drop to some degree. His power may also regress. His HR/FB rate of 16.5% would have been top 30 in the league had he qualified. Again, that was helped by good contact from Castro as he ranked 57th in average home run and fly ball distance. But it’s also likely that number regresses a bit even if it should stay above average. http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/the-astro...is-interesting/
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