HOUSTON -- It's very likely the Astros will add a bat this offseason, in addition to their glaring need at catcher. The team has already traded for Aledmys Diaz as the supposed replacement for free agent Marwin Gonzalez, but who's going to start in the outfield alongside George Springer and Josh Reddick?
Other than the trade to acquire Diaz, it's been a quiet offseason for the Astros, though that figures to change considering baseball's Winter Meetings get underway next week in Las Vegas. Last year, the Astros left the Winter Meetings having signed free-agent relievers Hector Rondon and Joe Smith, though their biggest move -- the trade for Gerrit Cole -- was still a month away.