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Dissecting Pitchers In the High Minors
Grading the 2013 performance to date of the Astros minor league pitcher who have pitched semi-regularly in the Hooks’ and/or RedHawks’ starting rotations and have faced at least 150 batters on the minor league season (through games of June 24).
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Grading Pitchers in the Tandem Rotations
A look at how minor league pitchers have performed in the Astros tandem pitching rotation in Lancaster and Quad Cities.
Five Trade Destinations For Jose Veras
A look at the five possible trade destinations for Astros closer Jose Veras.
Talking Sabermetrics: Springer Strikeouts are OK
While fans raise concern over Astros CF prospect George Springer's strikeout rate, marked improvements and recent research should put any fears to rest.
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Ranking the Astros’ Top Starting Pitching Prospect
Ranking the Astros’ Top Starting Pitching Prospects versus MLB’s on Fielding- and Field-Independent Metrics
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In-Depth Look At Left-Handed Pitching in Minors
Lefthanded pitchers currently in the Astros organization who pitched mostly as starters during the 2012 minor league campaign and faced at least 150 batters at the High Rookie League level or above. Also included were the 2011 campaigns of two hurler
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Young Arms Near Majors Vs. Young Arms In Minors
With minor league placements and pitching roles being decided for the organization's arms in the coming days, let's take a brief look back at how the righthanded candidates for organizational rotation spots pitched during the 2012 minor league season
Xavier Cedeno's New Pitching Strategy
The interesting case of Astros reliever Xavier Cedeno, Los Angeles Angles of Anaheim minor league pitcher Michael Roth and the possibility of improving Dallas Keuchel's strikeout rate.
Occam's Razor, Predicting ERA, and the Astros
Explaining Glenn DuPaul's pFIP and how it relates to the 2013 Houston Astros in the simplest terms available.
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Breaking Down Lefty Astros Propsects
a statistical review of how 2012’s minor league lefthanded pitchers performed against lefthanded batters
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Analyzing The Luhnow Trades
A look at what Jeff Luhnow has accomplished in his dealings since taking over as general manager of the Houston Astros.
Sabermetrics: Astros pitching BABIP
What should we expect from Astros pitchers in the future?
Game Score: The Stat Sweeping The Pitching World
Presenting TCB's Astros Minor League Game Score Database. Just about every Minor League start in Game Score form.
Advanced Stats and 4A Minor Leaguers
Looking at the International League and Mexican League Hitters
Talking Sabermetrics
As we enter the season's last week, let's look at batting measures, and the Cubs vs. Astros.
Talking sabermetrics, and looking ahead to the AL.
The Astros move to the AL will have implications for construction of the team next year. A key question is how much of the AL's advantage is due to the DH and how much is due to better talent . Can sabermetrics help us with this question?
Talking Sabermetrics: Astros Pitchers and Defense
The advanced stats suggest that the Astros' weak defense was a major part of the Astros' pitching problems.
Talking Sabermetrics: More On Pitchers and Runners On Base
Sabermetric topic takes a closer look at Astros' starters Norris, Lyles, and Harrell.
Talking Sabermetrics: Fangraphs' New Fielding Dependent Pitching Stats
New family of fielding dependent pitch stats helps us analyze Astros' starters.
Pre-Spring Training Has Begun For The Houston Astros, Call-up Four Players
Looking at the four most recent call-ups by the Houston Astros. What it means for the team overall and what they provide the Major League ball club.
Which WAR Works Best? (Pitching Version)
Comparing pitching WAR between baseball-reference.com and fangraphs.com.
Talkin' Sabermetrics: Closers and Hot Hands...
Could the Astros become a proving ground for sabermetric theories for closers and use/misuse of hot/cold hitters?
Talking Sabermetrics: Pythagorean Records; WAR de jour
The Astros' Pythagorean Record and Lucas Harrell's WAR provide a topic for discussion.
Talking Sabermetrics: Astros Trades Walking The Walk
A sabermetric look at the impact of walk rates on the Astros' trade acquisitions.
Talking Sabermetrics: How Are Astros Players Stacking Up Against Their Projections?
Projection models are a staple of sabermetrics, and we compare the Astros' players to their pre season projections.
Exploring Fernando Rodriguez's Struggles
An in-depth look at what's going on with Houston Astros reliever Fernando Rodriguez
Talking Sabermetrics: Jed Lowrie And The Slider
In looking for changes in Jed Lowrie's pitch sequences during his slump, we stumble across a wider truth about pitches in general.
Astros' Batters Over- and Under- Performance at Mid Season
Are the Astros' hitters producing the expected level of offense? We look at who has been lucky and who has been unlucky.
Astros Performance Ranking Board At The Break
The Houston Astros performance ranking boards are back for the break. Check out where players rank on the team in terms of hitting, pitching and fielding.
Carlos Lee: Victim of Circumstance?
Carlos Lee: Victim of Circumstance? The Crawfish Boxes looks to see if there is a correlation between a slugger's power numbers and the overall offensive skill of the lineup around him.
Talking Sabermetrics: Looking at underperforming AA and AAA pitchers
A few minor league pitchers who are pitching better than their ERA.
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