DAT 7/29: Rays (Bradley) @ Astros (Brown) 6:10

I like this DAT theme. Hope you will get to keep it going a while, but I don’t love your chances.

Here's a great piece talking with Hunter Brown and JP France about the constant evolving they've done as pitchers. Reading what they've done with the Astros' help makes you want to laugh at the Keith Law types who make sweeping predictions on prospects who keep making so many significant changes to be their best.

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I read the piece about Brown and France yesterday. Law regularly shits on almost everyone to the point where he has almost no credibility. In particular, Law has been bitter about how much the Astros cut their scouting staff in recent years.

The Astros' player development with pitching has been cranking out serviceable or better pitchers who weren't highly regarded by the prospect community for a few years now. But the writers jizz all over themselves about the Rays, and then turn a blind eye at the Astros, who are doing it as well, if not better.

Not sure whether the baseball or college sports media is worse, but both groups are insufferable.

Mario Lopez was a Mark Moseley fan?

Really hope we don’t try and give up a shite ton for JV

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He’s been less than spectacular in the playoffs and everyone here knows that

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This current Astros team is not making postseason.

The pitching staff is in shambles. We have 3 guys that will hit new career max innings. Our two aces are tired.

And the bullpen is overworked.

Combine that with a rotating lineup of weak hitting to non-hitting players.

Postseason is unlikely.