Gattis and McCann.
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I donât think itâs nuts to consider Marwin IF (IF IF IF) the front office thinks thereâll be a need for a utility man in the last position slot and it doesnât cost anything.
In other words, if Bregman canât play and Diaz is your everyday 3B.
As for cost, simply burning a 40 man roster spot may prove too costly.
Figure out our DFAs. We have to clear some spots.
And the above is considering his defense only.
Right.
That may keep the train in the station right there.
No, I do understand, as dumb as I may seem, but is Marwin today better than our 26th man? If so, bring him on. Infield is where we need help.
Goes back to the Bregman question, doesnât it?
If they bring Marwin on, it says a lot about their confidence in Alexâs leg(s).
Anyway, thereâs still the matter of waivers.
Of, course. I am assuming Bregman is done for this year. We are talking about a backup for Diaz.
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Marwin had arguably the biggest and most clutch hit in Astros history. Iâll always be a fan of his. Maybe coming back to Houston would help him find his swing.
Sometimes I wonder if Raley does. Taylor has done well for us. Iâd take my chances with the rest of the bullpen against lh batters.
No doubt Marwinâs home run off on Jansen is the biggest swing in Astros history. Iâll always love Marwin too. But what can he do now? If he can help, great. But I think youâre blinded by nostalgia a bit.
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Defense is the only reason to consider Marwin.
Anybody know if his range is up to par this season?
I absolutely am. One of the many reasons why Click is the GM and Iâm sitting here typing this. I trust theyâll do whatâs right for the team, just as they did by not signing Reddick.
A case can be made that Marwin was the Astro who benefited the most from the Banging Scheme.
Here are his slash lines for 2014 to this year:
2014 .277/.327/.400
2015 .278/.317/.422
2016 .254/293/.401
2017 .303/.377/.530
2018 .247/.324/.409
2019 .264/.322/.414
2020 .211/.286/.320
2021 .202/.281/.285
There is a strong correlation. I donât see any reason to bring him back at all.
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He was also better on the road than at home that year
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Of course he was. I think itâs pretty clear that nobody much benefited from the banging scheme in material terms. In general terms, the beneficiaries are comprised of the entire baseball universe minus current, former and future Astros.
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So that banging trashcans thing really helped on that 0-2 pitch from Jansen in the World Series in LA, didnât it? Was Minnesota banging trashcans in 2019? Surely statcast can break that down for us.
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If you look at his first half and second half numbers of 2017, itâs the first half, before the trash can was used regularly, that was good. (And september)
Try bringing something to a discussion that furthers the discussion along instead of rehashing things.
There is statcast data on that homerun (101.9 exit velo, 25% launch angle, 398 ft) and there is bang data: Marwin got more than any other batter.
Yes, the home/road splits give an indication that the bangs didnât help batting average. However, he hit 15 of his 23 home runs at MMP. A guy who gets more bangs than any one else, that hadnât hit more than 13 a year before and not more than 16 a year after hits 15 at home? There is a correlation. Not proof. But enough for me to question the validity of his 2017 stats.
Whether it was the banging or he just had a bunch of good luck (.343 babip in 17), 2017 wasnât the real Marwin. It was the exception to the rule. If you think you would be getting that back in signing him, you will be disappointed.
I am with AFiBD: defense, not offense, would be the only reason to bring Marwin back. If he is not better than Wilson or Robel, there is no reason.
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