While it would be nice for baseball and sentimental reasons to see Houston retain the likes of Dallas Keuchel, Marwin Gonzalez, and others, the cold reality of baseball free agency will soon set in. Players want to be paid when they hit the open market. Nothing wrong with that as people should be able to seek the best situation and the most money if they so desire. If a player’s desire and a team’s plan overlaps, a fit is possible. When they don’t, well, it is sometimes better to move on.
The degree of influence from the Astros‘ minor league depth may be a key storyline in 2019, dependent on the course of the offseason.