The offseason is over, Opening Day is here, and the Astros are the favorites to win the AL West. Most experts and projection systems agree on this and consider the club a contender in the American League.
In spite of all the noise in recent months, with outfielder George Springer departing Houston, the undying vitriol of the Astros and the looming issues the team will have to reckon with next winter, they are expected to win their division and play meaningful games in October for the sixth time in seven years.
Cody Poage assessed the AL West utilizing data from FanGraphs’ Playoff Odds.