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Memorial Day is right around the corner, and rather than looking at a handful of positional battles, I thought it would be a good time to examine which teams and managers have utilized the most and fewest lineups to the quarter mark.
Teams have used an average of 27.5 lineups through the season's first 43 games or so, with a high of 38 (Houston) and a low of 18 (three teams...
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Memorial Day is right around the corner, and rather than looking at a handful of positional battles, I thought it would be a good time to examine which teams and managers have utilized the most and fewest lineups to the quarter mark.
Teams have used an average of 27.5 lineups through the season's first 43 games or so, with a high of 38 (Houston) and a low of 18 (three teams...
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This coming Wednesday, The Fantasy Fix and DraftKings are partnering up to offer you a chance to win tickets to one of Draft Kings largest events ever! The top 2 winners of the tournament will receive tickets to a larger event on 5/17 and the 3rd place finisher will receive a subscription to the Fantasy Fix’s Front Office package! Spending one dollar on a chance to get access to...
Torii Hunter catches Astros sleeping, steals second (GIF)
The Houston Astros are not only the worst team in baseball, they’re also the least attentive bunch.
37-year-old Torii Hunter pulled a veteran move on the young squad during the second inning of the Detroit Tigers’ 18-2 whooping on Saturday.
Hunter was up with the bases empty and two outs. He hit a ground ball between first and second and Carlos Pena dove to make the stop. The...
Pena singles in 7th as Astros avoid being no-hit
The Houston Astros were eight outs away from being no-hit for a second time this season, until Carlos Pena laced a hard single to right field to spoil Justin Verlander's bid for his third no-hitter.
Verlander shut down the overmatched Astros in their sixth straight loss, 9-0 on Sunday. Texas' Yu Darvish was one out away from pitching a perfect game against the Astros in...
Tigers 9, Astros 0
Justin Verlander held Houston hitless until the seventh inning and the Detroit Tigers romped past the Astros 9-0 Sunday for a four-game sweep.
Verlander, who has already pitched two no-hitters in his career, made a bid for another one against the overmatched Astros in their sixth straight loss.
Carlos Pena got Houston's first hit, a single with one out in the seventh over the...
TDSS Tigers Recap, Game 30: Justin Verlander Flirts With No-Hitter as Tigers Wrap 4-Game Sweep
Nice to have you in the American League, Houston.
The Detroit Tigers wrapped a four-game weekend sweep of the Houston Astros with a 9-0 win, as Justin Verlander carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning. Verlander did not allow a hit until Carlos Pena laced a 3-2 pitch to right with one out in the seventh. After coughing up a second hit, Verlander induced a double play to end...
Verlander takes no-hitter into 7th; Tigers sweep Astros
Carlos Pena saved Jim Leyland from one of the toughest decisions of his career.
The former Tiger broke up Justin Verlander's no-hit bid with one out in the seventh inning, meaning Leyland didn't have to consider pushing his ace to unprecedented pitch counts.
Verlander was already pushing 110 pitches when Pena singled to right field, and probably would have been over 140...
The Astros Are Trying To Make Lemonade
The Astros are not a good baseball team. But, as Tyler Kepner detailed in the New York Times this weekend, they are a baseball team with a plan. Whether or not that will lead to wins this season is another matter, but the fact that they have a plan is shining through, even amidst the deluge of runs allowed.
Through their first 25 games, Houston is tied for 15th in runs scored. They...
The Worst of the Best: The Week’s Wildest Swings
And we’re to the second part of our third edition of The Worst Of The Best. As earlier, this has been delayed on account of current events, which have been making it difficult to concentrate. As earlier, I’ll acknowledge that not everybody wants to be reading about baseball right now, and this is simply out there for those who do. As earlier, I’ll note that I have no sympathy...
Tampa Bay Rays offense continues to struggle, lose to Red Sox
One of the biggest questions surrounding the Tampa Bay Rays heading into this season was in regards to their offense and where would the run production come from after the losses of CF B.J. Upton and 1B Carlos Pena. At this point, the Rays have to be wondering where the hits are going to come from.
On Sunday, the Rays were able to break up a no-hit bid by Boston Red Sox pitcher Clay...
Underrated Players For OBP Leagues
Standard 5×5 leagues are by far the most popular, but the if we’re talking about the most popular statistic added to 5×5 leagues it’s on-base percentage (OBP). The logic is simple — with walks becoming more important in baseball why are we ignoring the one statistic that incorporates both batting average and walks? That’s how OBP gets included.So how do we quantify which...
Sleepers who Have Been Slept on: Houston Astros
Photo courtesy of Tom Hagerty
Welcome to “Sleepers Who Have Been Slept On.” This will be the first in a weekly six-part series highlighting players that have been overlooked because they play on bad teams. Some of the players highlighted will be players who can contribute in your starting lineups while others will be great pick ups if you have an injury. We’ll start with a...
2013 MLB Previews: Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays just missed advancing to the playoffs in 2012 and are looking to make a return to post-season play in 2013. The 2013 version of the Rays are missing some key pieces from last year’s squad. CF B.J. Upton departed via free agency as did 1B Carlos Pena. SP James Shields was traded to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for two high end prospects. There are two major...
Knowing the competition – Houston Astros
Humber has a 2.70 ERA against the Yankees in his career.
Threat Level: 1
Since the scale is from 1-10, I am obligated to use 1 instead of 0. This team has only a handful of quality major league talent. Pena? Bedard? Norris? Humber? (He did pitch a perfect game last year though!) Add it all up and it is not much to look forward to in 2013 for Astro fans. But, Jose Veras is starting...
Houston faces tough road in move to AL West
The Houston Astros and their staff think they'll be much better than they were last season.
They're about the only ones with that opinion.
Prognosticators and pundits across the country don't see any way the Astros can avoid finishing last in the majors for the third straight year.
The odds are stacked against a Houston team that has just five players on the 40-man...
Astros 9, Marlins 4
Carlos Pena and Brett Wallace hit back-to-back home runs off Ricky Nolasco in the first inning and the Houston Astros added three more long balls in a 9-4 victory over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday.
Matt Dominguez, Jason Castro and Chris Carter also homered for the Astros, who had 13 hits. Castro went 3 for 3 with a double.
Nolasco gave up seven runs, eight hits and four homers...
Marlins give up five HRs in loss to Astros
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Carlos Pena and Brett Wallace hit back-to-back home runs off Ricky Nolasco in the first inning and the Houston Astros added three more long balls in a 9-4 victory over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday.
Matt Dominguez, Jason Castro and Chris Carter also homered for the Astros, who had 13 hits. Castro went 3 for 3 with a double.
Nolasco gave up seven runs, eight...
MLB Team Previews: Houston Astros
Key Additions
SIGNED/RESIGNED: Trevor Crowe (CF), Phillip Humber (P), Carlos Pena (1B/DH), Erick Bedard (P), Rick Ankiel (OF)
TRADED FOR: Alex White (P), John Ely (P), Chris Carter (1B), Brad Peacock (P)
Key Losses
Jed Lowrie (SS)
Projected Divisional Standing
Fifth in AL West
Please...
Astros 6, Braves 5
Carlos Pena hit his first home run for the Houston Astros in a 6-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.
Pena, who hit 181 homers over the past six seasons with Tampa Bay and the Chicago Cubs, signed a $2.9 million, one-year contract with the Astros this offseason. He is one of Houston's few veterans and is expected be the club's primary designated hitter during its...
Pena, Astros get better of Braves
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) -- Carlos Pena hit his first home run for the Houston Astros in a 6-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.
Pena, who hit 181 homers over the past six seasons with Tampa Bay and the Chicago Cubs, signed a 2.9 million, one-year contract with the Astros this offseason. He is one of Houston's few veterans and is expected be the club's primary designated...
Pena, Astros get better of Braves
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) -- Carlos Pena hit his first home run for the Houston Astros in a 6-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.
Pena, who hit 181 homers over the past six seasons with Tampa Bay and the Chicago Cubs, signed a 2.9 million, one-year contract with the Astros this offseason. He is one of Houston's few veterans and is expected be the club's primary designated...
2013 Houston Astros Team Preview
The Houston Astro embark on a new journey in the AL. Many years ago (not that many, but more than some) the Milwaukee Brewers left the AL Central and ventured into the NL Central giving the NL 16 teams to the AL’s 14. In order to rectify this great inequity, the Astros are being moved to the AL. It’s not too tragic. They were an expansion team, have never won the World...
Houston we have a problem, and Miami is in there too. Baseball needs a salary floor to even out the playing field.
If you want to learn about Revenue Sharing in baseball read this article here:
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/marlins-mlb-revenue-sharing-syste/
For years baseball has refused to talk about any type of salary cap, but what the sport really needs is not a ceiling but a salary cap floor.
Currently the Houston Astros and Miami Marlins are making a mockery of fielding a competitive...
Papelbon vs. Pena: an Exercise in Waiting
I’m not going to go over what Pace is again, because not only have I written about it several times — it’s also perfectly intuitive, such that you should understand it on the first try. Pace isn’t important, for baseballing purposes, but Pace is important for watchability purposes, therefore Pace is of some importance to us as fans. It’s tracked at FanGraphs, for both pitchers...
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