Although there is plenty of baseball yet to be played in 2016, it is never too early to talk about job stability for 2017. With the amount of prospect movement to the major league level, some veterans may find themselves on the outside looking in.
The area that will be most affected is in the Astros starting rotation. Three rookies, Joseph Musgrove, Chris Devenski and Michael Feliz, came into their major league debut this year as a starter in the minor leagues. Dallas Keuchel, the 2015 Cy Young Award winner, has had a rough season but has shown that he has a stable job.