It’s January and the Houston Astros still have a ton of vacancies to fill on the roster that have been voided by free agency. It’s certainly not easy to find replacements for guys like Dallas Keuchel, Marwin Gonzalez and Charlie Morton, of which the latter has revived his once-bleak professional career until he joined the Houston Astros.
Before you know it, Spring Training will be upon us and we’ll be talking about what type of an impact this 2019 will be able to make. The team has made moves to trade for the multi-faceted, yet promising standout Aledmys Diaz and being able to sign talented outfield Michael Brantley to a deal.