Astros Lose Again. Sign More Draftees
Written by Baqqs on 9:25 PMSunday June 8
Today was the type of game you hate to see. Mainly because The Astros pretty much had this one in the bag and just gave it away. These are the games that average teams wins, let alone good teams. The game fell apart in the seventh inning when Wigginton booted a double play. Instead of having bases empty with two outs, there where two on with no outs. From then on it only got worse. The Astros we able to get a couple outs in exchange for a couple runs. The big blow came when Brocail was able to induce an EASY pop up to shallow right center. I call it easy, but Pence and Bourn some how mess it up(communication error) and the ball drops. Giving The Cards a two run lead.
The Astros show a little heart and get a run back, and just as it seemed like would tie it up, Ed Romero holds Reggie Abercrombie at 3rd(came from 1st) on a Erstad pinch hit double. Odds are heavily in Abercrombie's favor that he would have scored considering the throw in from right field didn't even go home (2nd base). I can understand the logic behind his decision, but at the same I can't. He didn't want to risk ruining a rally by giving up the 3rd out at home. However, we were down by one with one inning left and two outs already recorder. To make an even better case, there was a lefty on the mound and Michael Bourn was due up, to save the suspense, Bourn popped out.
All in all, The Astros wasted a very good start, which seems to be in demand these days and gave away the game with lackluster heart and poor fundamentals.
On The Plus Side
The Astros Continue to sign recent draftees showing that farm depth is of top priority. What really struck me as impressive was the fact that Scouting director Bobby Heck was able to sign late round picks very early. Generally, if a player is picked later in the draft and thus offered far less money he would wait and hope to improve his position next year, or in the future. This is especially true with high schoolers. In just two short days since the draft finished Heck has been able to ink seven players. Hopefully soon to sign are a couple of Arizona outfielders who season ended today with a 4-2 loss to number one Miami. Those players, (T.J. Steele, John Gaston)
Note: I watched alot of the Miami vs Arizona Super Regionals and I really like Steele. he looks good in the field, looks confident at the plate, and has incredible natural speed. Hopefully he signs soon.
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