Astros Fans - It Is Time To Get Over Certain Players

#AstrosTwitter is a wonderful place. I’m sure every team’s Twitter is fantastic. So many tears, mostly sad though plenty from laughter as well.

I’m going to assume every fanbase has a similar amount of fans that dwell on the past. Now that could mean many different things, but in this case I’m talking about whining about former players’ successes on different teams.

Let’s start with this…GET OVER J.D. Martinez. I liked Martinez, you liked Martinez we all liked Martinez. He had some quality stretches in an Astros uniform, but couldn’t quite put it together for a long enough period of time to keep him in Houston. The Astros eventually let him go and it was the Detroit Tigers that would reap the benefits.

It’s no secret Martinez has dominated since arriving in the Motor City. It’s annoying to watch but Astros fans need to realize there was nothing wrong with what the Astros did. Houston gave him the opportunity and tried to let him work out his issues at the plate and J.D. couldn’t come through. There’s no reason to assume he would have mashed the following year in Houston like he has done and is currently doing with the Tigers. The change of scenery factor proved to be huge in this case.

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Now let’s talk about a more recent case in Chris Carter. Wouldn’t you know it, Carter has looked great since arriving in Milwaukee. TROGDOR, as some dubbed him, has already smashed nine longballs with the Brewers. His .287 batting average and 1.069 OPS would also look beautiful in the Astros lineup.

Well guess what Astros fans? He’s a Brewer and that’s just the way it is.

Carter was absolutely horrendous for 5.5 months of the 2015 season. 2014 saw just three months of good Carter which was preceded by 3 months of really bad Carter. He wore out his welcome in Houston last season and there was no way he was going to return. The Astros had A.J. Reed in the farm system, and Tyler White and Matt Duffy looked like serviceable replacements before the phenom prospect was to be ready.

It’s true White has been terrible since the first week of the season. It’s true Matt Duffy isn’t a likely answer, Luis Valbuena and Marwin Gonzalez aren’t either and that the 9-18 Astros could use Carter’s production. 100 percent true. But more than 97 percent of Astros fans didn’t want Carter on this team this season and I’d like to believe there’s little-to-no chance that Carter would be doing what he’s doing now had they re-signed him. Sometimes that darn change of scenery is a real thing.

In Martinez’s and Carter’s case, both players wore out their welcome and needed to go. I’d be willing to bet they would have continued to struggle in an Astros uniform had they been kept. Fans need to get over it. The front office made the right move.

Astros Fans – It Is Time To Get Over Certain Players

By Yoni Pollak | May 4, 2016

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