Think back to the 2006-07 seasons for the houston astros. They were coming off being swept in the 2005 world series by the white sox and were beginning the post- jeff bagwell world.Cognitive learning in children many astros stars such as roger clemens and andy petitte left, and craig biggio was slowly winding down his career. Many of the good astros prospects were traded away over the years to add to the big league roster.Cognitive learning in children but one name astros remember hearing about is hunter pence, who will play against the astros tonight for the rangers.

Twitter was just getting started in 2006, and I’m not sure how widely it was used back then to talk about sports.Cognitive learning in children if it was, you could imagine fans would be @-ing tim purpura screaming for a pence callup. Back in those days, fans would call into radio stations to get their voice heard.Cognitive learning in children pence was one of the last good prospects in the astros depleted farm system. He would eventually make his debut on april 28, 2007.

Through the years of the astros rebuild dubbed as the process, we saw the team very reluctant to bring up the top prospects.Cognitive learning in children why bring them up so early when the team is not ready to win consistently? Pence was already traded early in the process, but there was another emerging superstar outfielder in george springer out of the university of connecticut.Cognitive learning in children

Fans now had a voice and were expressing their frustration with the astros not calling up springer in 2013. “he’s ready!” as fans would proclaim via any method imaginable.Cognitive learning in children this was also the time where fan blogs were becoming more popular, at least when I started paying attention to them. Fans saw springer as the light at the end of the tunnel, a glimmer of hope.Cognitive learning in children springer would eventually make his MLB debut on april 12, 2014. Now the fans watched springer play and waited for the next can’t miss prospect in jon singleton.Cognitive learning in children

Carlos correa was the next highly anticipated prospect after he was drafted first overall in jeff luhnow’s first draft as the astros GM in 2012.Cognitive learning in children once again, the fans were clamoring for correa in 2014 before he suffered a gruesome injury to his legs in the minor leagues. Like springer, the astros were hesitant to bring him up too early but elected to bring him up in 2015 where he debuted on june 8 th, 2015.Cognitive learning in children correa would win the rookie of the year award that season.

The astros tried to offer some players extensions in exchange for calling them up to the big leagues.Cognitive learning in children they first tried with springer, but he believed in himself and said no. Singleton accepted the astros extension which never panned out quite as the team hoped.Cognitive learning in children they are still paying singleton to sit at home from that extension. Thankfully, matt dominguez and robbie grossman didn’t accept their rumored extensions.Cognitive learning in children why alvarez will not be playing for the astros anytime soon.

That was a long way to bring up yordan alvarez, who is the next “it” prospect. After a hot spring at the plate, impressing manager A.J.Cognitive learning in children hinch, he is batting .391 with 14 homers and 40 RBI. Even with fans calling for his promotion, don’t look for the astros to do so anytime soon.Cognitive learning in children here are eight possible reasons why, I discussed some of these on locked on astros.

2. When a rookie is called up, he has to adjust to major league pitching.Cognitive learning in children for every correa and springer who get off to hot starts after their debuts, you have someone like bregman or kyle tucker who struggle out of the gate.Cognitive learning in children it took bregman 32 at-bats to get in a rhythm, which is about eight or nine games. Fisher came up on fire but then cooled off quickly. At least you know what tyler white can offer with his OPS and the second half of 2018.Cognitive learning in children

4. That leads into the next reason, which player would the astros have to expose to waivers to call him up? The 40-man roster is full (correction, the 40-man roster is set at 38).Cognitive learning in children you would have to put white, tony kemp, or max stassi on waivers to make room on the 40-man roster? Jake marisnick still has an option, but hinch likes his defense in centerfield.Cognitive learning in children it is too early to make proper evaluations of the players. They would need to wait till closer to june before the judge their players. One of those would likely have to go down with the risk of losing them to another team.Cognitive learning in children