Left Fielder Number 9
Astros take on division leading Phillies and Cubs in Houston
After spending last week in California, the Astros return home to take on the first-place Phillies and first-place Cubs in two three-game sets starting Tuesday.
Me and Jr. will be there on Friday and Saturday to welcome Kyle Tucker back to Daikin Park, though technically he never played in Daikin Park.
With the news that Houston has optioned Shay Whitcomb and activated Taylor Trammell, when Trammell enters a game as the left fielder, he will be left fielder number 9 for Houston this season.
We have added his conservative projections below.
Expected Wins, Projected Standings and Should Be Standings
A curious thing happened. The Astros won 2 of 3, but lost a game in the expected wins column due to the 9-1 shellacking on Saturday, coupled with a pair of one-run wins means they were outscored 18-12 in Anaheim over the weekend.
The peak was 94 (except after game one of the season).
They are still +6 games in June.
As the Astros rested, a big Mariners win and another Rangers shutout loss (9th of the season) increases the spread between second and third place.
Batter and Pitcher Season Projections
Quality At-Bats
Team average is 39.2%
In Order Innings (Starters)
Lance has struggled in this category.
Quality Starts
No quality in Anaheim, fortunate to win 2 of 3.
Record by Starting Pitcher
The Astros are 12-12 in games started by Gusto, Blubaugh, Gordon, Walter and Alexander.
Rando Stats of the Day
Cam Smith’s Outs Above Average (4) is in the 91st percentile and his sprint speed (29.1) is in the 92nd percentile.
The Astros’ BsR (Baserunning Above Average) of -0.9 is 18th in MLB.
Jose Altuve’s -1.9 BsR ranks 558 of 577 ranked players.
The Astros starting pitching ERA of 3.67 is 9th best in the league.
The Astros starting pitching has earned the 4th most fWAR among starters at 7.7, trailing only the Phillies (9.9), Royals (8.1) and Yankees (7.8).
Given the travel this week, not sure if there’ll be another post on Friday, but I should have some idle time Saturday morning in the hotel.
As always, thanks for reading!