Barring a radical turnaround, these Astros are likely heading for a long summer and missing the postseason for the first time since 2016. I mean, it isn’t impossible to see this roster make a run; however, only three times has a team pulled themselves out of a similar hole since 1901, and one of these instances occurred in a strike-shortened season back in 1981.
The Astros are 12-24, their worst start in ten years.
Only three teams since 1901 have made the postseason after winning 12 or fewer of their first 36 games, and one of those three came during the strike-shortened 1981 season.