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Houston Astros: 2 reasons why the team is in an extreme shifting balance

The active roster for the Houston Astros appears to be a revolving door as of late. Clearly, a Shifting Balance is causing the team to lose key players and have the young minor league guys take over. Thankfully, the spacemen are still winning games. But how long will that last?

To really understand the current situation for the club, two things stand out more than anything else:

1. Hurt so good?

The biggest thing that Shifting Balance for the Houston Astros right now is the number of injuries. As of this writing, the following players are on the injured list:

  1. Max Stassi
  2. Aledmys Diaz
  3. George Springer
  4. Collin McHugh
  5. Joe Smith (May return soon)
  6. Lance McCullers Jr.