The talk track coming out of the Houston Astros organization is that the team might be in the playoffs right now if not for injuries. If only the club could have stayed healthy, they'd have likely made the postseason dance. If only they'd had Yordan Alvarez for more than 48 games. If only they hadn't lost three different starting pitchers to Tommy John surgery. If only...
It's true that the Astros were besieged by injuries. All told, 28 different players spent time on the IL this season. Some of them were Houston's biggest stars, like Alvarez, Jeremy Peña, Isaac Paredes, and Josh Hader.