If you were to ask Houston Astros fans as to what the team's biggest problem was, most of them would say injuries and that is a strong option. Both sides of the ball got absolutely brutalized by injuries with Yordan Alvarez, Jeremy Peña, Josh Hader, and Isaac Paredes being just a few examples. While losing that match talent over the course of the season is rough, another factor played a big role and it is unclear if Houston has done what they need to to fix it.
In modern baseball, the general axiom is that if you throw the ball hard and hit the ball hard, you will win baseball games.