Every home owner understands the concept of equity. At least we hope they do. Essentially, as you continue to make payments you own more of your home. As you gain more equity your credit improves and you are able to borrow against that equity. The concept is essentially the same in sports. So, we will talk about two kinds of equity and use Jose Altuve to demonstrate both.
Emotional equity is the easiest tp describe but the hardest to calculate. The Astros have built up quite the bank in emotional equity. They have two rings, four World Series appearances, and seven consecutive league championship series.