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Early in the season there was plenty of talk about the Houston Astros not only needing to upgrade their bullpen, but there appeared to be a gigantic hole in center field and the corresponding spot in the lineup that was previously manned by George Springer.
No one expected Myles Straw to be Springer, and to be fair to Straw, he has improved as the season has progressed and has contributed significantly to the Astros surge over the last month and a half, while a lot of that talk has died down.