Last year at this time we posted a State of the Astros piece, analyzing how things had gone for the Astros to the All-Star Break. Now that it's the 2016 All-Star Break, and I'm struggling for #content, it seems like a good idea to trot it back out.
So the Astros came into the 2016 season with lofty expectations of a sustained run of success. This was the first year since 2005 that statement could be made. And it took them approximately a week and a half to flush those expectations down the toilet.
A 5-3 Opening Day win in Dallas Keuchel's return to Yankee Stadium was followed up by the Astros dropping 12 of their next 16 games including the first Rangers sweep of the season.