It will take an impactful offseason from the Houston Astros to allow fans to forget the undesirable taste the end of the 2025 season left them with. The issue with that hope is that it isn't based in reality. The Astros are trimming payroll this offseason while leaving a Framber Valdez-sized hole in their starting rotation, and no concrete plan to replace him.
The offseason has been more about who they can trade, either as a way to create financial flexibility — or sell-high on a player like Jake Meyers — as opposed to who they can add to take the AL West back from the Seattle Mariners.