There's a chance the Astros got a LOT better....

[TranaGreg]

It was a 21-minute delay - Zach and I are both on Central Time.

well okay, I suppose we can live with 21 minutes ... this time ...

[Fresno Bob]

I still come around here...mostly to post Astros news that nobody will care about. And 80% of it I delete before anyone can read it. I have become heyelander.

....hmmm...that sounds better voiced as Robert Oppenheimer:
"Now, I am become heyelander, the destroyer of posts."

fixed

[heyelander]

Bahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!

[Judge Jude]

Heyman just now tweets

Jon Heyman @JonHeymanCBS

Bobby heck out as astros scouting director, team announces. Mike elias in. Stros had great draft. a new regime thing.

[Mithrandir]

Man is the title of this thread wrong

[Kevin Seitzer]

Heyman just now tweets

Jon Heyman @JonHeymanCBS

Bobby heck out as astros scouting director, team announces. Mike elias in. Stros had great draft. a new regime thing.

Best wishes to Bobby. I am sure he will catch on somewhere quickly as he really knows his stuff and does good work.

Mike is very sharp and very deserving of the promotion.

[joncarlos]

Heyman is now reporting that the Astros are interested in Kevin Goldstein, also of BP.

[Fresno Bob]

year zero of a multiyear rebuilding cycle, that's what I kept saying as I felt bad for Mike while watching the last three games vs the Giants....

[Moonlight J]

Heyman is now reporting that the Astros are interested in Kevin Goldstein, also of BP.

[Kevin Seitzer]

year zero of a multiyear rebuilding cycle, that's what I kept saying as I felt bad for Mike while watching the last three games vs the Giants....

I'm very excited and optimistic about the future here and collaboration among the front office and people throughout the organization, but man, it is tough to lose so much this year.

[mjl]

I'm very excited and optimistic about the future here and collaboration among the front office and people throughout the organization, but man, it is tough to lose so much this year.

That's an interesting question, actually. In your experience talking to front office guys, how much do they care about performance this season? Are they able to say "well, we're not playing for this year anyway" or do they take the losses personally?

[Moonlight J]

I'm very excited and optimistic about the future here and collaboration among the front office and people throughout the organization, but man, it is tough to lose so much this year.

simple solution -- add me to the organization.


I go to 2 games & the Astros have back to back walk-off wins.

No coincidence

[Moonlight J]

and it's official for Goldstein to the Astros

Goldstein will oversee the Astros pro scouting efforts, which will include comprehensive scouting of both minor league and Major League players across the 30 Major League clubs as well as independent leagues and foreign professional leagues.



Goldstein is well-known in baseball circles, having served as a national writer specializing in scouting and player development for Baseball Prospectus and ESPN. He is also the co-author of the New York Times best-selling Baseball Prospectus annual, now in its 17th season, and has served as co-host of MLB Roundtrip with Baseball Prospectus, which airs on MLB Network Radio. Over the past several years, Goldstein has developed a rapport with various levels of baseball personnel, from area scouts to general managers.



"Kevin has established a reputation as a baseball expert through comprehensive knowledge of prospects across all organizations," Luhnow said. "His expertise combined with his ability to balance and respect the scouts’ opinions with the players performance track record will be an asset for us in this critical area."

[Goalie]

Wow, good for him. He was an informative guy to learn from...

[Moonlight J]

Wow, good for him. He was an informative guy to learn from...

yea, was being the unfortunate word because that's a huge gap for someone to fill online. His willingness to engage people was very rare