Hold on to your slide rules, Astros fans, because you are about to read the least objective, most absurdly optimistic article about the upcoming 2019 season that you ever dreamed of.
And if you aren’t dreaming in absurd optimism at this time of year, when hope spring-trainings eternal, well then, grit your teeth and mock the rest of us. Just know that we’re having way more fun than you right now.
It is 2019 and pitchers and catchers hath reportedeth. Projection systems like Steamer and PECOTA have been released, and they universally think the Astros will be one of the best, if not the best team in the major leagues.