This is the final installment in this series, and it addresses the biggest question that will haunt the Mariners over their projected future: how good will the Astros be, and for how long? Barring any kind of wild divisional realignment—which maybe isn’t the most outlandish idea from ole Rob strikes-are-florps-now Manfred—the Astros will be the Mariners’ problem to contend with for the foreseeable future. If that statement bums you out to read, well, imagine how it felt to type. In fact, in order to get through this entire series on the Astros I’ve consumed many glasses of wine, only some of which have been ground to dust between my furious, grasping fingers.
2018 AL West Preview: Houston Astros season projections and looking towards the future
