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  1. Wow, this is one of the WORST preseason prediction articles I’ve ever seen. Has this writer ever been to a baseball game?

    Scott Kazmir contributed next to nothing after being acquired at a high cost. As usual, he faded into obscurity in the second half. So what’s to miss?

    Chris Carter had one decent week the entire year… that’s it. Otherwise, he competed with the MMP AC system to see who could produce the biggest breeze in the stadium with all his whiffs. What’s to miss?

    Hank Conger? You’ve got to be kidding. I’m still trying to figure out why we traded for him in the first place. He was so worthless we only got cash in return… the Rays couldn’t even be persuaded to give up a warm body for him. So what’s to miss?

    Jed Lowrie missed most of the season. A good layer I wish we had kept, but he wasn’t on the field enough, so if he’s gone, will anyone notice as he seldom played when he was with us.

    Chad Qualls? A fireman in the true sense of the word… only he set fires rather than put them out. We’re supposed to miss that? LOL!

    This writer is a dope. I hope you didn’t pay much for this article.

  2. “it was an attack predicated on moving the line.”
    I just about lost my chair reading this. The Astros were the opposite of moving the line. Their attack was predicated on hitting home runs, which they did to the tune of 2nd in the majors (behind Toronto). They were a low-average, low-OBP, swing-for-the-fences attack that was the antithesis of “moving the line”. By getting full seasons out of Correa, Springer, Tucker and Gomez, they hope to be better at getting men on and driving them in than the all-or-nothing approach they had last year.
    Where the regression may come is from their pitching staff although adding Giles will hopefully cut down on late-inning meltdowns. The lack of a second bullpen lefty may also come back to haunt them. Whether their record regresses or not, this is a franchise that is getting better while hoping to stay thrifty with the payroll by avoiding wasted contracts.

  3. The Astros lose Jonathan Villar and have to settle for Carlos Correa.
    The Astros lose Chad Qualls and have to settle for Ken Giles.
    The Astros lose Kazmir, who was good for the A’s but not good for the Astros, and have to settle for Lance McCullers Jr, who started last season in AA.
    The Astros lose Fausto and have to settle for Mike Fiers.
    The Astros option Asher Wojciechowski, their opening day #4 starter last year, and have to settle for Doug Fister as their #5
    The Astros lose their first baseman, who hit .199 w/ a 33% K rate and a negative dWar, and have to settle for Tyler White who is 25 and hit .362 in AAA last year and walked more than he struck out.
    The Astros move starting CF Jake Marisnick to the bench and have to settle for Carlos Gomez in CF.
    The Cy Young/Gold Glove pitcher, Dallas Keuchel will regress, even with a rising K rate and the second best GB rate in baseball.
    The #2 starter, Collin McHugh, who won 19 games(second in the AL behind Keuchel) plus beat the Royals on the road in Game 1 of the ALDS, is largely unproven.
    I guess we’ll see what happens