Flip side of same coin: Astros are next-to-last in chase rate (31.8%), leading only the Marlins. League leaders are 25%-26%.
This offseason’s homework should be clear.
While that’s true, the fact is that the strength of the team is still SP. The structural problem of the team is getting no offense from 1b/LF/CF, and a lineup full of players chasing every pitch under the sun. It’s nothing new for Altuve, but factor in Diaz, Dubon, and Pena and suddenly you have giant bat-to-ball holes that result in a lot more runners left on.
This offseason they’ll have to address 1B, 3B, LF, and CF - and figure out whether they’re keeping their RF and SP1. I don’t see how that possibly happens without trading one of Framber or Tucker.
I blame astros.com who started talking about the postseason like it was a done deal 3 weeks ago.
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Everyone surrounding the team has been talking like this for three months.
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