Comments on: Season in Review: Houston Astros

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:41:36 +0000

I can’t help but notice that a huge reason the Astros overachieved their Pythag Record this year is because they committed BY FAR the least amount of errors this year (67). The next closest teams were the Yankees and Mets with 83, and the worst team in the league were the Rangers at nearly double the errors the ‘Stros committed. By position, Astros 3B and SS were among the best fielded in MLB.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/aggregate?statType=fielding&group=9

By: Max

Max — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:02:57 +0000

Berkman exploded in the first half of the season but then he imploded during the second half.

A big reason for the the discrepancy between the Pythagorean and the actual record was the inconsistancy of the starting pitchers. It seemed like there were way too many games where the Astros’ starter gave up 10 runs on 2 innings. Backe actually only missed one start this season. Wolf filled the spot in the lineup created by Chacon’s ‘explosion’.

I guess Tejada just has a bad reputation for his defense, but his performance this year was not enough to convince people otherwise.

By: C Johnson

C Johnson — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:12:22 +0000

By most defensive metrics (whether PMR, RZR, Fielding Bible), Tejada was good defensively last year, ranging from slightly above average to well above average. Matsui was below average according to RZR and Fielding Bible, but above average, according to PMR. Having watched most of his games last year, Matsui clearly has good range but seems to come back rusty in the field after each trip to the DL. I don’t think the middle infield is the defensive area which the Astros need to upgrade. Carlos Lee in LF is the defensive weakiness; however, he isn’t likely to be replaced. Wigginton was decent defensively at 3d base last year, but he is still a potential defensive liability.

By: Matthew Carruth

Matthew Carruth — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 06:24:31 +0000

That’s an obvious typo.

The defensive comment was referring to their middle infield, which was poor.

Berkman exploded from his 2007 line.

By: Joel

Joel — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 06:09:26 +0000

Where are you getting your info?

Whose Craig Biggle?

Defensively they were very good. Offensively and Pitching wise they did suck.

Berkman exploded in 2008? Not really he was the same as every other year he has played. Wasn’t even his best year.

Tejadas defense was acceptable.

They need to upgrade the rotation and obp.