Arguably the strength of the whole team in the first half, the Houston Astros rotation has been incredible this season. From acquiring Gerrit Cole in the offseason to our first full year of Justin Verlander, we all thought it would be a good year, and it certainly has been that and then a whole lot more. Some have struggled but pushed through and others have just been dominating, let’s grade all five of the guys on their pre-all star break performance.
Justin Verlander: A
Going into the season one of the most intriguing topics of the year was centered around Verlander and if he could continue his ridiculous run of success at the end of the 2017 season.