In the wake of missing the 2025 postseason, there has been a lot of attention regarding the Houston Astros and, specifically, who is going to get the blame for the team's collapse. There have already been whispers that manager Joe Espada's job could be in jeopardy, and if you think that general manager Dana Brown isn't potentially on the chopping block, you don't know owner Jim Crane well enough.
A few days after the end of the regular season, Espada and Brown remained employed, but there is little certainty that that will remain true.