00:00Right now, let's go down and take a look at those Houston Astros, Craig,
00:03because when I look at the standings, 13-21, not good enough.
00:06That just means they're not hitting.
00:07Au contraire, why not?
00:09Jordan Alvarez has absolutely, Craig, been smoking hot.
00:13How about a .331 batting average, an OPS of 1.123, 12 bombs, and 27 RBI.
00:19When I see this, Craig, each and every week we talk about them.
00:22How the heck do the Houston Astros have a 13-21 record
00:25when their big cog comes back to the lineup?
00:27As in on fire, Craig, doesn't make any sense to me.
00:30Yeah, I mean, Astros' run differential is horrendous.
00:33I mean, they're one of the worst teams in the American League.
00:35This guy is basically preventing the Astros from being what we thought the Rockies would be
00:42at the beginning of the season.
00:43I mean, honestly, Donnie, Houston could have six, seven wins this year.
00:46They've just played so bad, and then they have more guys on the injured list than anyone else.
00:50But Jordan Alvarez is going to be on a really bad team this year, it looks like,
00:54and be in the MVP conversation.
00:56You know, I do think that that's the kind of season that he's going to have,
00:59is OPS over 1,000, which is certainly, in today's game, fantastic.
01:0312 home runs already.
01:04Batting average is off the charts.
01:06I mean, he's always been a great player when he's on the field.
01:10Profiles more in the future, more or less, is a designated hitter,
01:13although can play the field.
01:14We've seen some of it.
01:15Still very young.
01:16Houston's got some tough decisions, too, to make this season.
01:19I don't know where they're headed.
01:20Do they want to build around Alvarez, Donnie,
01:23or do they want to tear this thing down again like they did a decade ago
01:27and try and start over?
01:28They just have so many injuries, especially to their starting rotation.
01:32I don't know how they're going to get through the season,
01:33but Alvarez will be the one carrying them.
01:36Why they would even pitch to him at this point, I have no idea.
01:39It would be put the four up and go to first.
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