All offseason, we heard all the experts around baseball say the Houston Astros need to upgrade the rotation. We heard that if they acquired an ace, they would be favorites to win the World Series. Adding another arm like Chris Archer or Jose Quintana would have helped. Instead, the Astros decided to wait it out to see what’s needed at the deadline.
The front office is all in, but you can see how they are a little hesitant to trade Francis Martes. In yesterday’s game, he pitched three perfect innings while striking out three.