PT TOMORROW: AL West—Offseason outlooks

Houston Astros

What does the organization-with-everything do in the off-season? Obviously some of this will be answered by their post-season success (or lack thereof), as well as by whatever winter opportunities and pre-Opening Day injuries may arise. But with less than two weeks remaining in the 2017 season, the Astros are at or near the top of most of most MLB offensive categories And even with a middle-of-the-pack team ERA, and significant DL days, HOU pitchers have whiffed more hitters than any club apart from pitching-dominant CLE. There are no critical or irreplaceable FAs-to-be or pending retirements—and the rotation projects to have Justin Verlander for an entire season. 

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