The patient, calculated approach that general manager James Click and the Astros have employed is one that has been widely utilized throughout the league this winter. Of course, not every team has done so with the intent of improving their respective rosters in a savvy, cost-effective manner.
By all accounts and reports, the Astros are not one of these teams primarily looking to just save money this offseason. For whatever it’s worth, they were one of the finalists in the Liam Hendriks sweepstakes. Hendriks, arguably the top reliever on the free-agent market, signed a three-year, $54 million contract last week with the Chicago White Sox.