It would be just as bad or worse with Dusty as manager….Abreu would be hitting 5th and he’d stay there until he was hitting.002
He would have already had a meltdown at the reporters….
The only positive would be Dubon playing CF every day.
But had he stayed Maldy( hitting .048)would have been given a one year deal and they would both be in the lineup.
You guys that think the manager can say this or that to get players to stop doing stupid things are off base.
It’s not 1985 anymore where managers chew players out for not running down the line for jogging to first.
Or sitting guys for mental errors.
These guys are coddled to no end……their agent would be on the phone threatening to air dirty laundry and your clubhouse would be a divided cluster.
Has Brantley been approached to be a hitting coach for the team? Seems to me that he was a positive influence on the team as a player and they could use that influence again, particularly with Yordan.
Guys, guys…we have pros on this team. Everyone goes through slumps. You’re not very good at your jobs either. These guys bleed orange. Bregman is gonna re-focus like a laser after the ASB.
The Astros are playing like they don’t like Joe Espada. That guy has no fire in the belly. He gets ejected and just casually walks back to the dugout. He can’t even make that look good.
JV was more concerned about $ than being on a team that won the WS, and so the Astros had to mortgage part of their future to get him back. Spare me the free market bs as if taking the Astros offer would have left him destitute with only 100 million whatever. Stones is being loyal to your team and to your cause especially when it requires sacrifice. If I was on the team, hey man enjoy NY.
Only 2 guys consistently doing anything w their AB’s – Altuve & Tucker.
Diaz, now that he’s catching everyday is not coming through w RISP. He’s like 6/29 in that situation. .200 avg in those crucial spots ain’t going to cut it. I could go through all the rest , but won’t bore y’all. I just follow on my laptop… no video or audio as I haven’t been watching religiously like i always have forever. Not worth it atm.
In fact, Alvarez is even worse than Diaz, too. The team is hitting .253 with RISP. If you take Dubon’s .615 out of the mix, it’s pretty grim. Of course, taking Abreu’s perfect .000 out would be helpful.
I looked at Bagwell’s card.
2005 was like last season for J Abreau.
Bagwell retired before he got embarrassed like Abreau now.
What does he not understand about it ?
Start raising the floor of this team.
Abreau is a sunken cost. Be a professional & move on.
