As an LSU fan, I got to witness Alex Bregman in person for 3 years, and he was an incredible shortstop for us, making plays almost no college player could make. He's probably the best shortstop we've ever had at LSU, and that includes DJ LeMahieu, who is an All-Star and Gold Glove winner for Colorado. I expected him to progress quickly through the Astros system.

He's tearing it up in Double-A ball right now with the Hooks, but a year after being drafted, he has yet to make his MLB debut with the Astros, or even the 40-man roster. Obviously, with Correa and Altuve being two of the best in the MLB at middle infield, Alex currently would fit in best at third base for the Astros. I'm really surprised he hasn't been at least called up yet. Valbuena isn't exactly lighting it up at the moment, and I think Bregman could potentially be a great long-term 3B for Houston. Am I missing something? Or do you think they're waiting until the All-Star break to do something?

I'd personally like to see Bregman starting at SS as soon as tonight and begin Correa's transition to 3B when he's healthy. I think the more likely scenario if Bregman is called up is he starts at 3B the remainder of the season and we flip Correa/Bregman next spring.

He'll immediately be the fourth best hitter in our lineup of 67% pretend big leaguers.

While Bregman is low on minor league at bats, he has a ton of sec at bats. Sec ball is on bar with low a ball

While the Astros will never do it, he SHOULD get a chance very soon

If bregman shows much they should flip correa to third. His lack of range really hurts the team

I guess the people on this thread aren't as familiar with contact language in the MLB. There are certain deadlines regarding "time served". Waiting until after those deadlines pass to call someone up allows an extra year of team control before arbitration.

Bregman still hasn't even hit at AAA ball yet. MLB is a completely different level of pitching than he has ever faced. He will get his chance. Patience.

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I guess the people on this thread aren't as familiar with contact language in the MLB. There are certain deadlines regarding "time served". Waiting until after those deadlines pass to call someone up allows an extra year of team control before arbitration.

Bregman still hasn't even hit at AAA ball yet. MLB is a completely different level of pitching than he has ever faced. He will get his chance. Patience.

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Super two deadline has passed dawg

So there's still my second point?

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So there's still my second point?

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Tons of major league ABs haven't done much to help the bottom 2/3 of our lineup. Experience matters but talent matters too.

I know its not historically the Astros style, but elsewhere in baseball, tons of high end prospects go straight from AA to MLB.

Altuve and McCullers both went straight from AA to the bigs I think. Correa's stint in AAA was just a stall tactic to get him passed the Super Two deadline IMO.

You are correct

AA is where real ball is played

Barring an emergency, I don't expect Bregman to be called up until they expand the rosters in September. I read that he was due to get some time at third base this summer. The Astros are notoriously slow bringing up their prime prospects. Everyone down here remembers the Rangers' phenom pitcher who was brought up at eighteen and ruined for life.

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The Astros are notoriously slow bringing up their prime prospects.

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Where exactly do you people get this information?

Correa was brought up at age 20, McCullers at age 21, and Michael Feliz at 21.

What prime prospects have they been slow to bring up?

I think Bregman will go to AAA after the AA all star game which is in a week. After that, it's just a matter of time.

I don't get why he is still in AA. He should have been called up to either the majors or AAA by now. Maybe they want him to get more comfortable playing 3B?

With how Correa has been playing this season, I wish they would move him to 3B and keep Bregman at SS.

I know this sounds hokey, but the front office has said numerous times that they want their farm guys to be parts of championships and learn how to win. I know it's not a big deal to us fans but Bregman probably had a blast being a part of the Hooks beer shower a few days ago.

Cornea was tearing up minor league pitching a year and a half before he came up. Same with Springer and Altuve. Those situations were back when the Astros desperately needed help. They don't now. I watch all their games and read all the articles. The opinion I expressed was the consensus of the media opinions at the time, and I agreed.

Yeah, Luis Valbuena has been really good. Unless they decide to start platooning Luis and Marwin at 1st, you could play Bregman at 3rd, but that's not a necessity right now.

We were probably most patient with Springer and he was only in the minors for two seasons and a handful of games.

Correa missed most of 2014 with a broken leg and had never played above Lancaster coming into 2015. He was in Houston by June.

VV and McCullers weren't on anybody's radar to be in the big leagues last year and both of them were called up straight from Corpus.

This regime has been willing to promote aggressively when needed and the player is capable.

Bregman was in Omaha one year ago and he is on the verge of being in AAA. There is nobody from last year's draft class on a faster trajectory to the majors. It's annoying to see the commentary that the Astros are somehow dragging their feet with him.

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We were probably most patient with Springer and he was only in the minors for two seasons and a handful of games.

Correa missed most of 2014 with a broken leg and had never played above Lancaster coming into 2015. He was in Houston by June.

VV and McCullers weren't on anybody's radar to be in the big leagues last year and both of them were called up straight from Corpus.

This regime has been willing to promote aggressively when needed and the player is capable.

Bregman was in Omaha one year ago and he is on the verge of being in AAA. There is nobody from last year's draft class on a faster trajectory to the majors. It's annoying to see the commentary that the Astros are somehow dragging their feet with him.

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This was a narrative of the old front office but it's just absolutely not true about this one.

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We were probably most patient with Springer and he was only in the minors for two seasons and a handful of games.

Correa missed most of 2014 with a broken leg and had never played above Lancaster coming into 2015. He was in Houston by June.

VV and McCullers weren't on anybody's radar to be in the big leagues last year and both of them were called up straight from Corpus.

This regime has been willing to promote aggressively when needed and the player is capable.

Bregman was in Omaha one year ago and he is on the verge of being in AAA. There is nobody from last year's draft class on a faster trajectory to the majors. It's annoying to see the commentary that the Astros are somehow dragging their feet with him.

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This was a narrative of the old front office but it's just absolutely not true about this one.

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Agreed that his ascension through our system hasn't been slow, especially compared to past management regimes. I think the frustration is because it's likely he is good enough right now to help our big league offense, which has been ok in a few spurts this year but inept for the most part after Springer, Altuve and Correa.

I understand that alot of development and preparation for the big league game takes place in the minors. I suppose it's sometimes hard to balance not rushing a guy with wanting to get your best nine bats in the lineup.

Why not call him up to DH? Just a thought.

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Why not call him up to DH? Just a thought.

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That's not what he'll be in the majors. Why call up a young kid to be something you don't project to be in the future?

Plus you're not going to bench your HR and RBI leader from last year for a rookie from AA. That's kinda insane really.

dotn think I said to bench Gattis but thanks for playing. Why not let Gattis catch 3-4 games and Bergman dh? The bats on the bench are pure garbage and so is Castro.

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Why not call him up to DH? Just a thought.

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That's not what he'll be in the majors. Why call up a young kid to be something you don't project to be in the future?

Plus you're not going to bench your HR and RBI leader from last year for a rookie from AA. That's kinda insane really.

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Exactly, if/when Alex Bregman is called up this year he will play everyday.

I'm thinking the Astros are seeing what they have in Danny Worth before calling up Bregman to man 3rd.

Just thinking outside the box. If the kid can ****ing rake call him up and let him hit.

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Just thinking outside the box. If the kid can ****ing rake call him up and let him hit.

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Castro isn't garbage. He's one of the best pitch framers in baseball and is having a good year at the plate. Batting average isn't great but it's not the end all be all stat either.

Ok. Just trying to find a way to get a good bat in the lineup.

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Ok. Just trying to find a way to get a good bat in the lineup.

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I hear ya. Bregman will be here sooner than later but there's no guaranteeing he will rake.

I personally think he will, but there will be an adjustment that's for sure.

Bregman was not that good at the plate during spring training, so no guarantee he will hit major league pitching right away. Plus, although he got off to a fantastic start, his June numbers, while still good, have dropped, so I do think the Astros want to see how it reacts to the adjustments that the pitchers and league have made.

Is that what's happening with correa? Seems like something just isn't right and pitchers have adjusted or maybe my expectations are just to high for him

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Is that what's happening with correa? Seems like something just isn't right and pitchers have adjusted or maybe my expectations are just to high for him

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I think it is probably both. Overall, for a 21 year old player who is in his 2nd season in the major leagues, Correa's numbers are pretty good, even when compared to a lot of hall of famers before him. There is a reason the term sophomore slump exists. I think part of the perception issue with Correa is that Trout and perhaps Harper (who actually struggled his third season) were just good and dominant so soon, but they are the exception rather than the norm, even among hall of famers.

Correa set high expectations but he's still be pretty good and will end up with some good numbers.