From his debut in 2009 through the 2016 season, Josh Reddick hit .218/.280/.360 against left-handed pitching. In 2017 he hit .315/.360/.402 against left-handed pitching.
*Brian McCann is open to ending his career with the Braves. The Astros have a $15m option* following the 2018 season which could help make that happen. McCann:
(Atlanta) is my home. I played close to 10 years here. This organization is really, really, really close to my heart. I love this organization.
McCann's 2019 option vests if he:
*Gets 601 PAs in 2018 AND
*Catches 90 games in 2018 AND
*Is not on the DL at the end of the 2018 season
Before that quote, McCann had really nice things to say about the 2017 Astros.
*Former Astros Great Wesley Wright has retired and will join the Twins as a scout. Having been selected from the Dodgers in the 2007 Rule 5 draft, Wright spent parts of six years in the Astros' organization with a 4.44 ERA / 1.43 WHIP, striking out 9.0 batters per nine innings.
*Arizona Fall League stats check!
Kyle Tucker went 3x5 with a double and 3RBI in last night's 16-2 Mesa win over Salt River.
Kyle Tucker (72 ABs): .222/.325/.319, 18K:9BB
Yordan Alvarez (16 ABs): .313/.353/.438, 6K:1BB
Framber Valdez: 15.2IP, 21H/11R (6ER), 9K:6BB, 3.45 ERA / 1.72 WHIP
Dean Deetz: 9IP, 9H/7R (6ER), 19K:3BB, 6.00 ERA / 1.33 WHIP
Riley Ferrell: 8.2IP, 5H/4ER, 6K:9BB, 4.15 ERA / 1.62 WHIP
Brendan McCurry: 6.2IP, 6H/3ER, 5K:3BB, 4.05 ERA / 1.35 WHIP
*ESPN's Steve Wulf writes about the biggest week in Jewish baseball history.
*Somewhere at a Texas country club Josh Beckett apparently trucked the lead singer of an open mic country band...while he was singing. Not sure where. Trying furiously to find that out.
*The San Antonio Express-News' Mike Finger went to Floresville to write about Sutherland Springs and football. This is an amazing article.
*We'll forgive Joe Musgrove's grammatical error while he lit this Dodger fan up:
Been to busy celebrating a championship to hear it... sorry https://t.co/nM9lbglFRO— Joe Musgrove (@musgrove23Stros) November 11, 2017
