Teams that win 106 games typically don’t have a ton of weaknesses or places to upgrade the roster. This is certainly true of the Astros. And nothing makes a team feel more perfect than topping off a 106-56 campaign with an 11-2 playoff run.
So why not run it back? Running it back seems like the most common-sense thing to do, but in a world that changes, staying the same is no formula for success.
Every player on the Astros will be one year older than they were the year before. And we know that pitching, especially bullpen pitching, is volatile.