There are 51 days until the first pitch of the initial Spring Training game for the Astros, but who’s counting. There is still plenty of time for free agent signings and trades to be made. Houston’s GM Jeff Luhnow seems to be playing it cool and conservative in his search for pitching support, and why not.
Let’s take a look at some of the statistics of the AL West team’s starters from last season. The rotation of the Astros had an ERA of 3.16, a full point ahead of Oakland’s 4.17, with the Angels and Mariners right behind them with a 4.