This is the time of year when Major League Baseball teams who are not in the hunt for a World series title are combing through their needs and wants list to see what they can do to improve their chances of being in the hunt at the end of the 2017 baseball campaign. The Houston Astros, a team expected to vie for the 2016 baseball crown, are in the latter category.
Jeff Luhnow and Co. are asking themselves this question:
What do we need to do to get to baseball’s promised land and who are the best players to help us get there?