Anyone here WANT to remember who started games for the Astros last year besides Lucas Harrell and Wandy Rodriguez, both of whom posted a 106 ERA+ and yeah, all the other starters were below the NL average of 95.

Lemme break it down:
Bud Norris: 29 GS, 168 IP, 5.2 IP/GS, 1.37 WHIP, 3.4 BB/9, 8.8 K/9, 86 ERA+
Jordan Lyles: 25 GS,  141 IP, 5.2 IP/GS, 1.42 WHIP, 2.7 BB/9, 6.6 K/9, 79 ERA+
JA Happ: 18 GS, 104 IP, 5.2 IP/GS, 1.45 WHIP, 3.4 BB.9, 8.5 K/9 (???!!!) 83 ERA+
Dallas Keuchel: 16 GS, 85 IP, 5.1 IP/GS, 1.56 WHIP, 4 B/9, 4 K/9 (!!!) 76 ERA+
Fernando Abad: 6 GS – threw 4.0, 4.1, 4.0, 3.1, 5 and 1.2 innings in each. 22 IP, 16 ER. Uck.
Edgar Gonzalez: 6 GS, 25 IP, 1.24 WHIP, 2.4 BB/9, 6.5 K/9 80 ERA+
Armando Galaragga: 5 GS – can I just say yecccch and leave it there? 25 IP, 1.92 WHIP, 60 ERA+
Kyle Weiland: 3 GS before he went down for the year with a septic shoulder – he’s on the AAA roster
Aneury Rodriguez: 1 GS – called up from AAA for just that one start – 2 ER/6 IP 

It can’t get worse, can it?

hahahahahahaha

STARTERS:

Lucas Harrell: 2 G, 5 IP, 7 H, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 R
Bud Norris: 2 G, 5 IP, 4 H, 1 HR, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 R
Jordan Lyles: 1 GS, 1 relief, 4.1 IP, 13 H, 1 BB, 3 K, 9 R
Dallas Keuchel: 1 GS, 1 relief, 3 IP, 8 H, NO BB, 3 K, 3 R
John Ely: 1 GS, 1 relief, 3.2 IP: 6 H, 1 HR, 3 BB, 4 K, 7 R (and a win – bah)
Erik Bedard: 1 G, 2 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 R
Phil Humber: 1 GS, 1 relief, 5 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 3 K, 2 R
Alex White: 1 GS, 1 relief, 3.2 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 2 K, 3 R
Jarred Cosart: 1 GS, 1 relief, 6 IP, 5 H, 5 BB, 3 K, 3 ER (looked like he didn’t know what a plate was today)

RELIEVERS (and would – be starters)

Paul Clemens: balls went flying when he got them over the plate
Mike Foltynewicz: HE. LOOKED. AWESOME. Going to AA. Hope he keeps it up. I mean down.
Edgar Gonzalez: blech
Bret Oberholzer: whatever

Leftys:
Xavier Cedeno: 2.2 IP over 3 G, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 K, 3 R
Sergio Escalona: 2 IP, 4 H, 1 homer, 1 BB, no K, 1 R
Wesley Wright: 3 IP, 3 G, 1 hit, 1 homer, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 R – looks like he always looks
Kevin Chapman: he LOOKS like a closer and throw like one too. Except for the velocity. Not sure why he isn’t getting much of a boost from the FO or why he’s stuck at AA

Closah:
Jose Veras: blech – doesn’t throw strikes. MUCH worse than Brandon Lyon

The rest:

Jose Cisnero: 3 H, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 R
Rhiner Cruz: looks like he been there done that. 3 IP, 1 H, 3 K, no R. Not like last year
Sam Demel: batting practice
Chuckie Fick: 3 IP over 2 G, 3 H, 1 K, NO runs
Josh Fields: 3.1 IP over 3 G, no H, 3 BB, 3 K, no runs (because someone came in with bases loaded and saved his ass)
Chia Jen Lo: 2.2 IP over 3 G, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K, no runs
Rudy Owens: 2.2 IP over 2 G, 6 H, 3 BB, 1 K, 4 R
Brad Peacock: 3 IP over 2 G, 3 H, 2 BB, 1 K, 3 R
Ross Seaton: my fave – 0.2 IP, 1 hit, no BB, no K, 3 R (yeah, unearned.)
Jose Valdez: 2.1 IP over 3 G, 4 H, 3 K, 1 R
Josh Zeid: 4 IP over 4 G, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 R

It’s like this: the only people who can field and not make a mes of things are Jose Altuve, Brandon Barnes, Matt Dominguez, Justin Maxwell and Marwin Gonzalez (at short) and the others are, to be VERY polite about it, bad. Chris Carter and Fernando Martinez have the speed of Brett Wallace. So all ERAs kind of have to be discounted because plays aren’t being made and errors are. So really, you have to look hardest at walks, homers and Ks, like the stat geeks allus said.

So, after reviewing some old tapes/replay here are some observations: The only pitcher so far who has looked really good is Kevin Chapman, the AA closer. Supposedly, the hitters are trying to catch up to the pitchers. If that’s true, then the Astros have a really great chance at The Sacred All Time Loss Record (the 162 game/season one, that is.)

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