Houston Astros Summer Check Up
Houston Astros 36-22 (First in AL West) Eye Popping Number 2.67 Last season the Astros were the most productive offense in MLB history, comparative to the Murderer’s Row 1927 Yankees. After bringing back the whole offense, it was expected to be just as dominant. While it’s been good, it hasn’t been dominant. What has been dominant is the pitching staff. After an offseason trade to get Garritt Cole, a full season of Justin Verlander, and another jump for Charlie Morton to go along with the solid Dallas Keuchel and Lance McCullers have pitched to the tune of a 2.67 ERA. That’s five guys averaging a better ERA than any Astros starting pitcher last season (outside of Verlander coming over in a midseason trade) across more starts. Biggest Surprise You could pick any pitcher for this section: Cole, Morton, Verlander, even Colin McHugh out of the bullpen, but the biggest surprise has to be Morton. Cole and Verlander have shown they have the talent to be considere...