Free agency is a time for contending clubs like the Houston Astros to improve their roster.
Unlike most contending clubs lately though the Astros have yet to use free agency to improve the club truly. Sure, there has been various free agent signings throughout the recent years. But none of them have truly been the difference maker.
That should change this offseason with current Toronto Blue Jays slugger Edwin Encarnacion.
Out of all positions that have been in flux since the rebuild, first base has been the most difficult to fill. The likes of Brett Wallace, Jon Singleton, Marwin Gonzalez, Luis Valbuena, and Chris Carter have been utilized at one point or another with varying levels of success or failure.