Astros HOF Index: Ride the Wave

One of the more frustrating things to watch is management that seems to be blissfully unaware of what is actually going on. It was one of the things that made me pull my hair out during the Baker years. It seems to have continued now that Joe Espada has taken over. Yes, what happens on the back of the baseball card is the entirety of the season. However, very few players play the game that way. Allow me to demonstrate.

Player A: 5-4, 3.84 ERA, 93.2 INN

Player B: 3-6, 7.39 ERA, 59.2 INN

Who are these two players? Actually they are the same guy. They are both Mike “El Rato” Fiers from the 2017 season. Player A was Fiers before the all-star break. Player B was Fiers after the all-star break. The…