Occasionally the “3 Astros Things” category provides an opportunity to look at a few statistical tid bits related to the Astros. So, here we go:
- Astros current favorites for the AL West title?
Every so often we check in on the Astros’ current playoff odds generated by the Fangraphs model. The Astros currently have 76% playoff odds and 59% odds of winning the AL West. Both the Mariners and Rangers have much lower divisional odds: 32% and 9%, respectively. If the Fangraphs WAR model is used, the Astros Division odds are even better (64%), with an accompanying 80% odds of making the playoffs.