Lub Astros 'Txoj Kev Nyiaj Txiag Rau Lub Ntiaj Teb Series

Rau lub sijhawm thib 4 hauv 6 xyoo, Houston Astros tab tom mus rau Ntiaj Teb Series. Thiab AL powerhouse ua nws ib yam li lawv ib txwm muaj: kev txhim kho pab pawg ua rau kev sib cog lus hauv pab pawg.

Raws li Spotrac, Astros muaj 9 qhov nyiaj hli siab tshaj plaws hauv MLB ntawm $ 192.9 lab, taug qab lawv cov neeg sib tw World Series ntau dua $ 60 lab.

Thiab zoo li Houston khiav tau dhau los, lub chaw ua haujlwm pem hauv ntej muaj peev xwm txuag tau txog $ 10 lab hauv tag nrho cov nyiaj them poob haujlwm thaum tsim lub caij zoo dua li xyoo tas los tsuas yog cov icing ntawm lub ncuav mog qab zib rau cov chaw ua haujlwm pem hauv ntej.

Tsuas yog ib qho piv txwv ntawm qhov sib txawv ntawm lawv cov npe pleev xim yog lawv cov 12 tus neeg ua si saum toj kawg nkaus hauv Baseball Reference WAR, uas sab nraud ntawm Justin Verlander thiab Ryne Stanek yog txhua tus neeg muaj peev xwm hauv tsev, ua rau lawv ib leeg $ 92.4 lab.

Cov Phillies ntawm qhov tod tes tsuas yog 7 ntawm cov txuj ci hauv tsev, thiab lawv cov AAV sib sau xyoo no yog $ 137.7 lab.

Qhov tseeb, qee qhov ntawm lawv cov khoom zoo sib xws ntawm cov kab ke (Alvarez, Pena, Javier, Tucker, thiab McCormick) yog tag nrho cov ua tau qis dua $ 800,000.

Yog li, James Click thiab tuam txhab tsim cov npe no li cas? Nws yog feem ntau yuav muaj ntau lub npe koj twb paub lawm.

Kaw

Hauv kev sib tw thoob ntiaj teb, qhov kev sib tw tau txais kev hlub rau pab pawg no (thiab yog li ntawd), tab sis qhov kev ua txhaum no tsis muaj dab tsi los thuam ntawm ib qho twg.

Nrog rau cov qeb duas xws li 2nd hauv tsev khiav thiab tawm tsam, 3rd hauv OPS, taug kev thiab slugging, thiab txawm tias 5th hauv qhov nruab nrab batting, tsis muaj ntau qhov hauv cov kab kev tsim kho. Thiab nws tau pom meej hauv pab pawg tsis muaj kev sib tw hauv kev ua si.

Tab sis thaum qee qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws ntawm cov kab ntawv kuj yog qee qhov pheej yig tshaj plaws, tsuas yog tus neeg ua phem ua phem nyob rau sab saum toj 100 ntawm 2022 AAV yog Jose Altuve ntawm $ 29 lab, uas kuj ua tiav xyoo ntawm .300/.387/.533 nrog. 28 hmo.

Tab sis qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws rau kev muaj tag nrho cov nyiaj them poob haujlwm lawv ua yog tom qab muaj peev xwm hais tau zoo rau ob qhov tseem ceeb ntawm lawv txoj haujlwm tseem ceeb: Carlos Correa thiab George Springer.

Correa, tam sim no ua tau $ 35.1 lab xyoo no, thiab Springer, khwv tau $ 29.7 lab, tau hloov los ntawm Jeremy Pena (rookie ua $ 700,000) thiab Chas McCormick ($ 696,000).

Thaum qhov no yog qhov kev txav mus los feem ntau tau ntsib nrog kev thawb rov qab los ntawm fanbase, kev tsim tawm los ntawm ob qhov kev cia siab no tau ntsib nrog kev hloov pauv raws li kev xav.

Tsuas yog saib cov kev sib piv:

Jeremy Pena – 136 Ua si | .253/.289/.426 – .715 OPS | .963 fld% | 15 DRS | $700,000 AAV

Carlos Correa: koj puas xav tau ntau tus thwjtim? – 136 Ua si | .291/.357/.479 – .836 OPS | .983 | 3 DRS | $35.1 lab

Chas McCormick – 119 Ua si | .245/.326/.425 – .751 OPS | .995 fld% | -2 DRS | $703,800 AAV

Carlos Correa: koj puas xav tau ntau tus thwjtim? – 133 Games | .267/.342/.472 – .851 OPS | .995 fld% | -4 DRS | $29.6 lab

Txawm hais tias tus lej tau pom tseeb zoo rau ob lub Hnub Qub Txhua Hnub, thiab Correa thiab Springer tau tsim nyog ntawm lawv cov nyiaj them poob haujlwm, ob qho kev xaiv zoo tshaj plaws yog qhov tseem ceeb rau pab pawg no ua tiav.

Tshwj xeeb tshaj yog thaum koj pov lub caveat uas ob Pena (.990 OPS, 3 HR) thiab McCormick (.898 OPS, 2 HRs) yog los ntawm thaum nws tseem ceeb tshaj plaws.

Pib Pitching

Nrog tus nqi ntawm kev vam meej pom los ntawm lineup lub caij no, koj tuaj yeem muab ntau ntxiv thaum tham txog qhov kev sib hloov pib.

Qee lub sij hawm ib qho xwm txheej muaj nqis 1,000 lo lus, uas tau muab zais zoo kawg nkaus los ntawm MLB Metrics thaum lawv tweeted tias "99.4% ntawm kev sib tw ua si los ntawm Astros lub caij no tau cuam tshuam los ntawm pitchers nrog ERA qis dua 4."

Thiab qhov pib kev sib hloov yog lub luag haujlwm tseem ceeb rau qhov no, raws li tsib tus txiv neej sib hloov lossis Justin Verlander, Framber Valdez, Jose Urquidy, Luis Garcia thiab Cristian Javier, uas tau sib sau ua ke 846.1 innings hauv 146 tawm mus rau lub suab ntawm 2.94 ERA.

Qhov zoo tshaj plaws? Cov 5 caj npab txhim khu kev qha raug nqi ua ke $ 30.7 lab, uas tsis muaj Verlander $ 25 lab AAV xyoo no, tsuas yog $ 5.7 lab.

Thoob plaws lub caij nyoog dhau los txog tam sim no tau pom cov qauv sib txawv, raws li Astros tau dov nrog Verlander, McCullers Jr, Valdez thiab Javier, uas tau muaj kev vam meej zoo sib xws. Hauv lawv qhov 7-0 pib, lawv cov pib muaj 2.93 ERA hauv 40 innings, yog li tsuas yog tawm 32 innings rau lub bullpen tuaj tos (uas yuav yog 23 yog tias Game 3 ntawm ALDS tsis mus 18 innings).

Tab sis, nrog Astros yog qhov txuas tsis muaj zog tshaj plaws rau pab pawg, puas yog qhov no tseem muaj ntau dhau los muab?

Phauj

Tam sim no, hu rau Houston's bullpen tej zaum yuav tsis ncaj ncees rau lawv cov khoom, thiab yog tias koj muab tib lub caj npab rau lwm pab pawg nws yuav yog lawv lub zog, tab sis tib lo lus nug kos npe mus rau Lub Kaum Hli yog kev ntseeg siab nyob rau hauv qab kawg ntawm bullpen.

Ryan Pressly ($ 10 lab) yog thawj qhov ze dua, ua tiav lub xyoo nrog 33 kev txuag thiab 2.98 ERA hauv 48.1 innings pitched, nrog Rafael Montero, Hector Neris, Phil Maton, Bryan Abreu thiab Ryan Stanek tau nyob rau hauv kev ntseeg siab.

Thiab thaum muaj ib qho kev tshwm sim tshwm sim thoob plaws hauv lub xyoo nrog Pressly, 4 cua tshuab txuag thiab 10 qhov tshwm sim tso cai rau kev ua haujlwm tau zoo, nws tau ua tiav 4 rau 4 hauv kev txuag qhov tshwm sim yam tsis tso cai khiav.

Ntxiv rau, cov kev txhawb nqa tau ua tiav lawv txoj haujlwm ib yam, raws li Montero thiab Abreu tau ua ke rau 6 tuav hauv 11.2 innings, thaum Stanek tsis muaj qhab nia Neris tau sau 2 yeej hauv 4 innings ntawm kev ua haujlwm.

Lawv sib koom AAV? $ 15.5 lab, uas piv rau lwm cov pab koomtes muab lawv ib qho ntawm cov nyiaj tau los ntau dua.