Easy!!! You old now!! 
OK, but .361? Heās hitting 50 points better than Tucker with 9 less ABs.
But seriously, only 1 K in 36 ABs is kind of shocking, and Iām pretty sure heās facing the same pitchers as the rest of the team. 
If I wanted you to make valid points Iād ask!
If I could have a courtesy runner to beat out my Texas leaguerās you never knowā¦.lol
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Question Pollard. We know Maldi not going to hit, heās just not. Wouod it be too much of gamble to hsve Lee & Diaz as your everyday catchers. I mean the whole pt w Maldi was for the veterans Cole, Greinke, JV but now most of the Pitchers are all young . Big risk but
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Edit: Lee was off to hot start last I checked few dsys ago. Diaz is better defensively imo, so good mix. He threw a BB to Pena w runners on 1st & 3rd. Runner just stopped in his tracks. Easy tag, inn over.
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I didnāt mean for that to be the order. I was just assembling the bats as a unit.
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100%
Maldyās calling card has always been defenseā¦.looks like Father Time is catching up with him nowā¦.if heās not in the top 1/3 defensively then his value is severely diminished.
Diaz has started to get comfortable, if he could ever get 3-4 games in a row I think he would show outā¦.itās tough to be a rookieā¦ā¦even tougher when you get to play once every five or six games.
Lee is ready for the big leagues as wellā¦.
If you had Diaz/Lee splitting time you would get way more offense without sacrificing defense at this point in Maldyās career.
Problem is, we will not see that this year unless he gets hurtā¦.Martinā lives in the same portion of rarified air that Dubon does in Dustyās head.
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I was all in agreement till you had to put Dubon in that last sentence. Damn damn damn
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Because of that, my guess for the lineup will be:
Altuve
Brantley
Bregman
Alvarez
Abreu
Tucker
Etc.
I think one main key about Maldy that they like is his rapport with the young latin pitchers, such as Garcia, Javier, Urquidy, Abreu etc. I believe even McCullers prefers working with him.
Yea, I know but itās worn thin w me by now. Esp when thereās injuries like now n usually will be at least 1 reg starter out for some discomfort ( Astros med talk ). The lineup gets shorter. Diaz just called n said-- yo hablo espaƱol.
Edit: im sure theyāll give Maldy his due n let him ride out the year.
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Doesnāt matter how good a rapport he has with them when he canāt hit his weight and turns into Gary Sanchez back there.
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Yeah, Iām just thinking along the lines of Dusty. I think he values the veteran who knows this rotation like the back of his hand over the promising rookie. Itās still really early in the season though. It will shake out. OT: I feel like the pitch clock is affecting Pressly. I donāt think he is comfortable with it yet.
Thereās always the excitement of what hair color he will wear for a series. 
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To you and I sure but Dusty is a like stubborn mule. I was looking forward to him retiring after the season.
I agree. Baker definitely likes the veterans presence. Thatās why no matter what I donāt see him going w the 2 young catchers this year. Unless a Team gives Astros a trade offer they canāt refuse.
Dusty-- " If I get one, I want two" . 
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I think that even caught the bossman off guardā¦.I would say there must have been a nice ābonusā for Espada to stick around.
Yeah, I was afraid he was going to take a job elsewhere. Although, itās surprising that after all of those interviews, he still hasnāt landed one. I wonder if thatās the teamās decision or if he takes himself out of the running, hoping to get the Astros job one day?
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I honestly think he is the manager in waitingā¦ā¦not sure how much he was really trying to get those jobsā¦.I could be wrong.
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