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[BSLChrisStoner]

One time major (Braves) prospect Jordan Schafer off to a nice start.

8 for 23 (.348), 1 hr, 2 rbi, 3 bb's, 5 k's, 3 steals.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Baseball Analytics: Lowrie deadly with two strikes
http://www.baseballa...wo-strikes.html

[DBean]

According to Ken Rosenthal, the Astros are going to fire manager Brad Mills after the season. Not definite.
http://www.mlbtrader...ter-season.html

[BSLChrisStoner]

Houston Chronicle: Astros test fans' loyalty, patience with dreadful run
http://blog.chron.co...h-dreadful-run/

[DJ MC]

The Astros are 12-44 since May 25. They are 2-21 in July. They have been outscored this month by more runs than they have scored themselves: 69 to 65. They average a three-run loss every single night.

They're doing what they should do by trading everything of major-league value for future talent, but damn it must suck to watch them every night.

[Oriole85]

Houston Chronicle: Astros test fans' loyalty, patience with dreadful run
http://blog.chron.co...h-dreadful-run/

Sounds similar to Rockies fans. They have a few bad seasons and all hell breaks loose. Trying having 14.

[Oriole85]

According to Ken Rosenthal, the Astros are going to fire manager Brad Mills after the season. Not definite.
http://www.mlbtrader...ter-season.html

If this is going to happen, might as well just name an interim than letting a lame-duck stay on.

[Coker]

keithlaw
Hearing it's a bloodbath in Houston with a bunch of scouts being told they're not being renewed for next year

[Oriole85]

keithlaw
Hearing it's a bloodbath in Houston with a bunch of scouts being told they're not being renewed for next year

Not a surprise even if they weren't losing like this. New owner --> new GM --> new scouting director. Just how it works.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Baseball Prospectus: The Process: Resetting the Astros Roster
http://www.baseballp...articleid=18056

[SBTarheel]

Weirdly enough, the Astros aren't winning with Steve Pearce and Scott Moore as their #3 and #4 hitters.

[DJ MC]

Weirdly enough, the Astros aren't winning with Steve Pearce and Scott Moore as their #3 and #4 hitters.

I don't know. According to some who debated the issue elsewhere, Scott Moore should have been the cleanup hitter for the Orioles much of the past five years.

[SBTarheel]

I don't know. According to some who debated the issue elsewhere, Scott Moore should have been the cleanup hitter for the Orioles much of the past five years.

Ha!

I hope he sees this. It's honestly why I brought it up.

[mweb08]

Ha!

I hope he sees this. It's honestly why I brought it up.

He's actually hitting reasonably well with a .779 OPS. Small sample size and all.

His defense has been rated as awful, though. Thus, the negative WAR. Again, small sample size.

[DJ MC]

And in unsurprising but still ridiculous news, the 'Stros fired Brad Mills tonight.

Link will follow...

EDIT: http://hardballtalk.... ... e-seasons/

I understand wanting a new guy in the job. However, what the HELL is the point of doing this now?

[Oriole85]

And in unsurprising but still ridiculous news, the 'Stros fired Brad Mills tonight.

Link will follow...

EDIT: http://hardballtalk.... ... e-seasons/

I understand wanting a new guy in the job. However, what the HELL is the point of doing this now?

Audition for the next guy? Mills wasn't coming back, you think he wanted to stick around for another month knowing he wasn't playing for anything.

I got no idea if he was qualified or not. But that team simply can't win with Steve Pearce and Justin Maxwell playing such big roles for them.

It's always easiest/cheapest to replace a manager or head coach than it is to turnover an entire roster.

[DJ MC]

Audition for the next guy? Mills wasn't coming back, you think he wanted to stick around for another month knowing he wasn't playing for anything.

I got no idea if he was qualified or not. But that team simply can't win with Steve Pearce and Justin Maxwell playing such big roles for them.

It's always easiest/cheapest to replace a manager or head coach than it is to turnover an entire roster.

Except they ARE turning over the entire roster.

I can't imagine that they won't do a league-wide search in the offseason. So let Mills run out the string, don't pay two managers, and be ready to interview candidates on October 4.

[Oriole85]

Except they ARE turning over the entire roster.

I can't imagine that they won't do a league-wide search in the offseason. So let Mills run out the string, don't pay two managers, and be ready to interview candidates on October 4.

Were talking about 6 weeks here. Most likely they are promoting someone within the org, so they'll get a pro-rated low-managers salary for that time.

The whole roster isn't getting turned over, that's impossible. What are they promoting their whole farm system, getting international FA's, going after players in independent ball, trading all the "talent" they have? This is going to take years to rebuild. No team replaces their whole roster overnight.

[SBTarheel]

Not cool in my opinion.I can't honestly speak on the managerial skills of Brad Mills, but I know that if my boss took away my phone, my computer, and my leads, that I wouldn't make many sales..ya know.

[BSLChrisStoner]

The whole roster isn't getting turned over, that's impossible. What are they promoting their whole farm system, getting international FA's, going after players in independent ball, trading all the "talent" they have? This is going to take years to rebuild. No team replaces their whole roster overnight.

The game has changed, but after seeing the '88 and '89 O's, I do believe that type of roster turnover is possible.