During the World Series, a Fangraph article referred to the Houston Astros as a “Machine.” That description has stayed with me. This Astros team was built to roll through the regular season, flattening teams in its path, and then continue grinding it way through playoff opponents. The Astros’ performance negates any narrative about “random variation.” This Astros team was just remarkably consistent in 2022.
Let’s talk consistency:
- The Astros league-leading record of 106-56 is exactly the same as its Pythagorean Record, which means the Astros converted runs and runs allowed into wins and losses exactly as expected.