Updated Projections - 71 of 162

The error of their ways

Marty Coleman

Jun 18, 2023

Composition of Projections:

2023 Actuals: 43.8%

Preseason Projections: 56.2%

Season Projections

Altuve goes four for four and gets Sunday off.

At what point are other options besides Brandon Bielak tried?

Astros 162

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Bullpen Usage

Lots of arms used for a 10-3 loss.

Today’s Pitching Matchup

Ronel Blanco has no experience against current Reds.

K Prop

The number for Blanco is 5.5 and, of course, it’s no bet for me, with no experience against the Reds.

Odds

Astros -154 and +126 -1.5. I’m tempted, but with the unknown of Blanco on the mound, no Yordan, Altuve getting the day off and all of the bullpen arms used yesterday, I just can’t do it.

Projected Standings

Projecting 92 wins for the Astros, which is the lowest they’ve been in some time.

May not mean anything note of the day

I asked the question re: Brandon Bielak above because his expected stats are some of the worst in the league, including his xERA of 6.27, which is almost 2 runs higher than his ERA of 4.37 and HardHit% (50.6), which is in the bottom 3% of the league.

Thanks for reading!