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sdsuphilip
Asuaje I believe is thought to not be good enough on defense to start, don’t get why Amarista and Rosales is on the roster and he isn’t
bbatardo
I suspect the Padres are trying to ensure they finish bottom 5 by keeping certain players on the roster. They should call up as many players as possible and just give them some MLB time. Probably will happen once they can trade a few players.
sdsuphilip
I highly doubt that is part of it, Asuaje is the kind of player you can evaluate when you are obviously not going to be good, he is not a good enough prospect to worry about service time or having to play every day either (same for Alex Dickerson). I do think Rosales will eventually be DFA’d, Amarista has to have pictures of people to be around this long while being awful.
Jean Matrac
Sorry to nit-pick English usage, but since MLBTR is writing for public consumption, can we dispense with the redundant “re-aggravate”? Aggravate means to re-injure. Saying “re-aggravate” is saying “re-re-injured”, which was not the case with Matt Cain. He aggravated the injury in his first start off the DL. Even if it had been a second setback it would have been much better to say he aggravated the injury again, not “re-aggravated” it..
baseball10
This guy
Jean Matrac
Right. Because who wants needs literacy? After all real men don’t use “good English”.
soxfan1
Hero^
BusterMove
Can you tell me the aggregate amount of aggressive aggregations?
BusterMove
Damnit. Aggregate amount of aggressive aggravations. Bah, never mind.
Screamer
Mejia shouldn’t be in AAA. Cain to the bullpen
Forgot about Norris. Lotta talent
Kapler's Coconut Oil
Cain was pitching well the last couple starts before first pulling his hamstring so putting him in the bullpen is just nonsensical and Bochy would never do it unless it’s the postseason
Kapler's Coconut Oil
Even though Mejia is pitching is pitching. I just don’t understand how anyone could possibly think he’s “Knocking down the door.” He’s made literally one start in AAA and the Giants have always been cautious with pitching prospects. If Suarez were to go down for whatever reason, it’s a guarantee either Heston or Stratton would get the start, depending on if someone pitched recently or not. It’s certainly possible Blackburn gets a look before Mejia as well even though he’s simmered down.
sacball
they haven’t always been cautious…Lincecum, MadBum, Jonathan Sanchez and Cain were all aggressively promoted, they seem to go more with a case by case scenario…lately Andrew Suarez and now Bickford are following along this path
stymeedone
Too bad Boyd pitched like crap. I was hoping Norris would replace Pelfrey in the rotation. Now I get to see him get pounded again while listening to Rod Allen tell me how good he’s been pitching.
donniebaseball
Really excited to see Hoffman. There were talks he was supposed to go in the top 4 of the 2014 draft before he had Tommy John surgery.
CrushCity
For two years the Astros have had no production at the corner infield spots outside of Valbuena first half last year. Call up Reed, let Worth be everyday 3b and ship out Valbuena, Rasmus and fiers.
Indyjuster
Are you mental? First, you want to make changes to 3 starters on the hottest team in baseball right now. You want to get rid of a guy who has a BA of .353 over the last 45 days. You want to get rid of the guy that was hotter than a $2 pistol in the playoffs last year and is an excellent defender with lots of HR pop. You also want to get rid of the guy that threw a no hitter and has been one of the better starters for the Stros this year. As far as production you are wrong there too. Carter was 2nd in HR’s a few years ago. And right now Gonzalez is red hot (btw his triple won the game yesterday moron).
Bob M.
I think Bregman might be the one blocking Reed. Cause Valbuena would switch to 1b.
Reed’s splits vs left handed pitching has been rough.
Indyjuster
How can a guy in AA be blocking the guy in AAA? There is just no place for Reed right now (or Hoyer for that matter). Let him get at bats in AAA and get more polished instead of coming to Houston and sitting the bench. Look what that got Singleton last year.
Fact is Marwin and Luis are both red hot right now. Marwin is a huge defensive upgrade as a SS playing 1B. He has as much pop as White and hits for better average. Plus, he is a switch hitter. He isn’t going anywhere and shouldn’t.