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Know your enemy: Houston Astros

The Astros embarked on a rebuild similar to the Cubs, and as of now have a rebuild record similar to the Cubs: three postseason appearances in the last four years, and one World Series title.

They’ve got something the Cubs don’t, though: Two straight 100+ win seasons, and there doesn’t seem to be any reason they won’t do that again.

This team is loaded with starts: Carlos Correa, Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman and George Springer, and that’s only half their everyday lineup. The other regulars aren’t too shabby, either: Josh Reddick, Yuli Gurriel, new catcher Robinson Chirinos and free-agent signee Michael Brantley, who had a fine year in 2018, healthy after some injury-plagued seasons.