After landing Japanese sensation Tatsuya Imai, the Houston Astros have fortified their starting rotation. According to Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic (subscription required), having added Imai, Mike Burrows, and Ryan Weiss to the fold, Houston feels confident about their starting rotation heading into the 2026 season.
But The Athletic notes that the Astros still have some work to do this winter. Houston is likely to trade one of Christian Walker, Isaac Paredes, or Jesús Sanchez in order to free up some payroll space, and still needs to find a backup catcher, left-handed hitter, and some bullpen arms.