Viewing the Astros through the DRC+ lens

Although I am not an expert in any regard towards statistical analysis in baseball, the numbers and the process behind obtaining it are fascinating. As a fun(?) exercise, I would like to view the Astros through the lens of DRC+, a relatively new metric from Baseball Prospectus.

Back in early December 2018, Baseball Prospectus unveiled a new metric called Deserved Runs Created Plus, abbreviated simply as DRC+. Here is a brief explanation from Baseball Prospectus noting the difference between this newly released metric and its predecessors that are currently available to the public.

DRC+ differs from other (public) hitting metrics in that it focuses on each hitter’s expected contribution,…