Yep, I saw the DBacks account and “La Pina” and did not pay as much attention to the photo as I should have.
Saw Brantley working on glove work with Abreu. Wonder if the plan is for Brantley to get a little time at 1B?
Apparently they reeeeeeally liked the guy…
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I really like Brown and am so glad the Astros hired him.
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He generates enthusiasm in me, and I expect him to make this dynasty even better. He was a terrific hire.
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The New York and LA fans are already crying, saying Pena is on steroids. They clearly didn’t watch Pena last year as he looked basically the same.
I mean sure, there’s steroid testing, but MLB always looks the other way when it comes to the Astros.
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The Yankees and A’s are the prime examples of the double standard
Ha. Every scouting report in Peña since the beginning of time has called him “very athletic”.
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Pena’s biceps are the size of my thighs. I had no idea this guy was this ripped.
This was a common comment this past Postseason when he sort of hit the spotlight. It was “holy shit,that kid is jacked. I had no idea…”
Pena reminds of me of Brantley as coming off as being very serious and dedicated during interviews. I hope he can keep up his trajectory!
I see this as well.
Very fun loving and enthusuastic on the field but businesslike off of it.
Pena had a magical season last year and I hope he has an even better year in 2023.
But I fully expect some sophmore issues and the league catching up and him readjusting. An up and down season would not surprise me, nor concern me.
Even if he has a great season and improves over 2022 he should be the 5th-7th best position player on the team which is a great situation for the Astros and their fans
I guess that was an agreed-upon plan, but it seems odd to me. That seems like a lot of weight for his frame.
He’s listed at the same height as Jeremy Pena, who’s listed at 202. So I guess it’s just a matter a enlarging that frame.
He was rail-thin last year, and 190 is not too much weight, especially when one considers the grind of the season.
190 doesn’t seem particularly large to me either, especially for a professional athlete. Of course, it’s me thinking about 190 lbs…