The Astros disaster of a 2011 season is finally over with and now it’s time to look forward. The problem is, with the ownership issues still being an issue, the Astros could be hamstrung. I didn’t see them making any major moves anyway but this is a team with some deep problems. They were near the bottom in just about every offensive category and this is despite a park that proved to be more of a hitter park in 2011.
Carlos Lee was the best hitter and he led the team with just 18 home runs. Hunter Pence ranked near the top in a lot of offensive categories and that was despite not playing for the Astros for the final two months of the season. Same goes for Bourn. Of the top three hitters in OPS+, two are already gone and the only reason Carlos Lee is with the team is because of his salary.
And then you had the guys like Humbero Quintero who had an OPS of .575. What makes it all worse is the Astros have made all of these trades and they have yet to see much for their troubles. You’d figure they’d at least be talked about like the Royals but this team has been driven into the ground.
