Between the outfield and a few infield positions, the Astros offense had a couple of rough stretches in the 2016 season. Sure, there are stars at other positions. But you have to pencil in nine players per game into the lineup. It just felt like that wasn’t enough at times.
So Houston responded by acquiring Brian McCann, Josh Reddick, and Carlos Beltran to help bolster the lineup. But this question must be asked: does the offense actually improve?
At first glance, that’s an easy yes.