When Dallas Keuchel rejected the qualifying offer the Houston Astros extended to him on November 2nd, it became clear that a big chunk of the 2017 World Champion team will be departing in 2019. This free agent class will be one for the history books of the franchise.
Granted, any eight of the players can still be re-signed by the organization. However, the prospect of that happening remains slim to nil. This presents many questions for the Astros heading into the offseason.
Among them, how will certain spots be filled? Can the team chemistry survive without this free agent class?