The 2019 World Series is behind us and I’m sure Astros GM Jeff Luhnow and the front office are already looking toward the future. As of 9:00 a.m. yesterday, all eligible players have officially become free agents. Houston has eight such players now on the market, and with Chirinos and Maldonado now free agents, the Astros have no catchers on their official roster.
They have a few different options to mull over this offseason to fill the catcher position for the upcoming season. Let’s take a look at some of the scenarios that Houston has to choose from to fill that gap in the roster.