I’m still not sure of the Astros approach to the 2019-20 Free Agent market. With the Astros being one of the top 5 payrolls and working through a precarious juggling act as they run head first into the wall known as the Competitive Balance Threshold. Crane previously stated that he would not exceed the “cap”, but with recent announcements that he would pursue Cole, I decided to take a look at some other options.
Now I know what some of you may be thinking, replacing Cole who is possibly the best pitcher on the planet today with Zack Wheeler is like replacing a fine scotch with moonshine but hear me out, I think Zack can be similarly as effective for less than 1⁄2 the price!