Joey Loperfido

Loperfido's lone out was actually his hardest-hit ball today, traveling 371 feet with a 108.2-mph exit velocity. He's 6-for-22 with four walks and two steals this spring as he tries to make the Astros as a platoon outfielder. Whether the Astros carry both he and fellow lefty Zach Cole will probably come down to how often they intend to use Yordan Alvarez in the outfield.

Are expectations too high for Cam Smith and Joey Loperfido?

The Astros spent most of the offseason looking to add a left-handed hitting outfielder. That hasn’t materialized with three weeks to go before the start of the regular season. General manager Dana Brown suggested the team was still hopeful of making such an acquisition after swapping Jes s S nchez to Toronto for Joey Loperfido in the […]

The Astros spent most of the offseason looking to add a left-handed hitting outfielder. That hasn’t materialized with three weeks to go before the start of the regular season. General manager Dana Brown suggested the team was still hopeful of making such an acquisition after swapping Jes s S nchez to Toronto for Joey Loperfido in the […]

Jes s S nchez is a 28-year-old, left-handed hitting, outfielder. The Jays traded Joey Loperfido to the Astros to pick him up. Loperfido will be 27 in May, so there isn t that much difference in age. S nchez has played 580 MLB games and has a 4.8 bWAR. Loperfido has played 122 games and has a 1.1 bWAR. [ ]