Astros Podcast: Welcome to the big leagues Mr. McCullers

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TCBP AB 157: Welcome to the big leagues Mr. McCullers

In this episode Tim De Block, David Coleman, Terri Schlather, and Ryan Dunsmore discuss:

Mission Control Concepts

What batting average is a bad evaluator of a players offensive contributions. hhttp://www.fangraphs.com/library/offense/woba/

Astros Afterburners

Terri joins the show to talk about gardening: http://www.crawfishboxes.com/2015/5/13/8597175/harvest-time-how-the-astros-farm-is-feeding-the-team-again

Lance McCullers Jr. called up to the big leagues: http://www.crawfishboxes.com/2015/5/15/8613475/lance-mccullers-jr-to-start-monday-vs-oakland-at-minute-maid

Could there be some other motivation for calling McCullers up? http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/05/al-notes-mccullers-norris-indians.html

Listener Questions

How do you think the Astros would do with the current squad in the playoffs and what do they need to add to make a serious run at the World Series? - okwhatever

At what point should we be genuinely concerned about the lack of average from hitters? - robolundgren

What prospects could you see moved for a good starter? - Jason Thibodeaux

Will the Astros stick to their long term plan or deviate from it if they remain in first place? - Ken Hamilton

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