The Crawfish Boxes · May 14, 2022
Astros Acquire Mauricio Dubón From The Giants
It is no secret that the Astros haven’t seen much in terms of on-field production from their bench this season. Aledmys Díaz and Niko Goodrum, two of Houston’s primary bench bats outside of the fourth outfielder, have produced only a 69 and 4 wRC+, respectively. Chas McCormick and José Siri alternate as the starting center fielder and fourth outfielder, but even they have been below-average at the plate to start the season. In addition, the injuries are beginning to pile up again, with Jose Altuve, Jeremy Peña, and Díaz all hobbling from one degree to another. The lack of production from the bench was about to become increasingly glaring for all to see.