Led by 2015 American League Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel (20-8, 2.48 ERA), as well as right-handers Collin McHugh (19-7, 3.89), Lance McCullers (6-7, 3.22 ERA), Mike Fiers (7-10, 3.69) and Scott Feldman (5-5, 3.90), the Astros have quality depth and insurance in case of an injury or underperformance.
Houston, whose starting pitchers ranked second in the AL last year with a 3.71 ERA, will rival the Rangers for the best rotation in the AL West, assuming Yu Darvish comes back healthy. Remember, the Astros began last year with unproven rookie Asher Wojciechowski in the rotation, and they gave 11 starts to Roberto Hernandez (3-5, 4.