HOUSTON -- If everything goes the way Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow has scripted it, Houston will have the luxury of having its major offseason moves done by the start of the Winter Meetings, freeing the club to focus on complementary pieces.
The Astros already have addressed two of their biggest needs by acquiring a pair of impact left-handed bats in trading for catcher Brian McCann from the Yankees -- and paying him $23 million of the $34 million left on his contract -- and signing outfielder Josh Reddick to a four-year, $52 million deal.