Way back when, about four weeks ago, I lamented that the Astros had a Chris Carter conundrum. Through the first 30 games of the season, Carter had been horrendous, batting an embarrassingly low .151/.256/.302 with 16 hits and five homeruns. Despite Carter’s ineptitude with his bat, the Astros were in first place, and the team could afford to wait on him to turn around, if he could turn it around.
Back through those abysmal first 30 games, fans were frustrated with Chris Carter, demanding he be traded, sent to the minors, or cut outright from the team.