The Astros are one of baseball's conundrums. From the outside, the stats look good. They are near the top of the sport in the big numbers like runs scored, batting average, OPS and ERA. But, they remain a team that is just barely over .500 at home and has struggled,...
The Astros are one of baseball's conundrums. From the outside, the stats look good. They are near the top of the sport in the big numbers like runs scored, batting average, OPS and ERA. But, they remain a team that is just barely over .500 at home and has struggled, at times, to find any kind of momentum at the plate. Nevermind the fact that, beyond their two ace starters, the rotation has been iffy at best for nearly two months.
So, what gives? Who is this team and which one will show up come the postseason? Maybe it would be best to look at the players who have been most consistent and provided the best options at their respective positions most of the season versus those who haven't. While past performance is no guarantee of the future, it at least can help shed some light on where we are now.
We can and should rave about Tucker and Alvarez. Both continue to be two of the game's best hitters and Tucker is quickly turning around the"down defensive year" label he acquired earlier in the season. But, what Altuve has done at 33 years old after missing a third of the season with injuries is remarkable, and McCormick, despite his limited opportunities , is third on the team in OPS at nearly .900.Pitchers: Justin Verlander, J.P.
It's almost unfair to put Peña here given he is hitting over .300 the last six weeks, doesn't swing nearly as much at bad pitches and remains one of the best defensive short stops in baseball, but it took him a LONG time to get here and his power numbers remain disturbingly low. Meyers, who was supposedly in the mix as a starter early in the year in center field, just hasn't had the opportunities.
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