The Houston Astros will be a post-season player again in 2018.
The defending World Series champions are still loaded with a potent lineup and should compete for the most wins in the American League. Their everyday lineup is still arguably the best in baseball, but now, in '18, they have arguably the most fearsome starting rotation in the game.
Ace Justin Verlander, who joined Houston at the end of August via a trade with the Tigers, gives the Astros five dominant arms, including Dallas Keuchel, who won the Cy Young award in 2015. Keuchel took his turn stifling the Rangers' offense on Sunday as the Astros won the series finale 6-1 at Minute Maid Park.