Pondering the Astros’ numbers for the month of July so far makes one wonder a bit. What if they told you that in July: Staff ace and All-Star Dallas Keuchel would not pitch an inning All-Star and #2 starter Lance McCullers Jr. would make three starts with a very un-All-Star 9.88 ERA and 2.268 WHIP…

The Astros are in the midst of the biggest season in franchise history. And, Jeff Luhnow — despite a long road of building, rebuilding, finding gems and busts and riding the roller coaster — could be entering a huge week for the Houston Astros. Adding a starting pitcher (e.g. Sonny Gray) would not only mean…

The Astros started the road trip in Baltimore Friday night by scoring eight runs and the natural response for the fans these days is a shrug and a yawn. The Astros are in the midst of the greatest road offensive season in almost 80 years. The only teams to score more than their current 7.15…

No matter how you slice it, 209 + 50 does not = 16.5. But that’s exactly where the Astros find themselves in mid-July, just days before Jeff Luhnow’s deadline to secure the best season in franchise history. Key starters — including Dallas Keuchel, Lance McCullers Jr., Charlie Morton and others — have missed a total…

A couple of areas to look at today…… 1. How the Astros were built? The Astros are an interesting combination of old, new, cast-offs, trade chips and free agents. Here is a look at how the guys who have contributed the most got here. Thank Ed Wade. There are 4 left-overs from the previous regime, but…

This is kind of like when you teach a child to ride a bicycle. There is all that angst as they fail and fall, wobble and wiggle and finally kind of get it. Astro fans have been burnt so many times before that it is difficult to completely believe in this team that has taken…

With the big team coasting into the All Star break with a huge lead in the division and a 19-1 shellacking of the Blue Jays under its belt, it is time to glance downward at the top prospects in the minors and how they have done to date. Prospect ranking based on latest mlb.com prospect…

…you see a picture of the 2017 Astros. The Astros are the best team in the major leagues. Beyond that they are the very best offensive team in the majors. The team with the most runs/game? Astros 5.76 r/gm They are #1 in the majors in BA (.287), .352 (OBP), .493 (SLG), .845 (OPS), 1457…