West Division
1. Houston (84-78, 3rd)
Manager: A.J. Hinch, fifth season, third with Astros (259-277)
The skinny: A disappointment last season, Astros added C Brian McCann, DH Carlos Beltran and RF Josh Reddick to accompany MVP candidate SS Carlos Correa, batting champ 2B Jose Altuve and on-base whiz CF George Springer. … We’ll see if it’s enough to warrant that Sports Illustrated cover story from 2014 (“Your 2017 World Series Champs”).