With the injury to Kyle Tucker—as well as Alex Bregman’s recent back injury—Astros’ fans have seen their team’s offense struggle at times. But that is pretty common around the MLB. As a general matter, offense in 2024 has been below the average of recent years.
Who knows what caused the lessened offensive environment. The manufactured balls are slightly deadened? Fielders have improved? Pitchers are throwing harder and with more spin? An influx of less experienced hitters into the game? Randomness? Take your pick among hypotheses.
I wanted to take a surface look at the Astros’ offensive decline vs.