As the Astros head into the offseason, they face a number of challenges filling holes in the organization with a limited budget, requiring them to be “creative” with their payroll.
This of course is the last thing that a fan wants to hear, and it’s tough to argue that Crane has been cheap or unwilling to open his wallet, albeit where the dollars were allocated may be of a different discussion.
Clack recently wrote an article about the need for the Astros to acquire starting pitching, highlighting the importance of depth and the general volatility of even elite rotations.