On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays through the first part of Houston’s post-postseason, we’re running down the 40 most positively impactful Astros in 2024. I used both quantity and quality in these rankings, For hitters, I used OPS+ and plate appearances, taking the product of those two numbers. I repeated the process for the pitchers, only substituting ERA+ and batters faced, respectively. This way, each PA (or BF) is a constant currency for the player in question. One Babe Ruth plate appearance is worth more on the open market than one Pee Wee Reese plate appearance, and so each of Yordan Alvarez’ plate appearances is worth more than a Chas McCormick plate appearance.
Zach Dezenzo, the 36th-most positively impactful Astro of 2024
