The Astros’ offense has been on an upward trend. A few months ago, the Astros’ offense was ranked in the middle of the MLB pack (around 16th). Today, the Astros offense is ranked 5th, using the overall offense stat wRC+ (runs created). You may have your own ideas about the value of individual Astros’ players. You may base your player rankings on OPS, wRC+, or components like SLG.
Instead of your normal “go to” offensive stats, this article will discuss alternative advanced offensive statistics which may change your opinion about the offensive value of the individual Astros’ batters.