PT TOMORROW: AL West—More Astros offensive struggles
Jun 23 2014
Even with the power displayed by recent call-ups George Springer and Jon Singleton, the Astros offense still continues to sputter too frequently—a total of five runs over the past four contests entering Monday, and an AL second-worst .233 BA in June, for instance. Recently in this space, we’ve traced some of this struggle to a LF spot where the Alex Presley, Robbie Grossman and Jesus Guzman shuffle is batting near the Mendoza line without providing power or a running game.
We’ve wondered aloud when Triple-A OF prospects Domingo Santana and Preston Tucker will make their MLB debuts. We anticipate the same from Austin Wates (OF, HOU), a contact-plus speedster with plate skills—.294 BA, 24/22 BB/K, 19/1 SB/CS through 163...
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