500 batting average and 1.5 slugging. The decline in power is a running theme for the Astros’ offense this year. The offense ranks highly in batting average and wRC+ with rankings of 3d and 5th ...

With Alvarez still in the lineup, it is hard not to get excited. He has proven to be one of the best pure hitters in baseball and is still only getting better. The top of the Astros lineup remains ...

After last month’s Kyle Tucker trade, the outfield is the biggest question for the Astros. Jake Meyers and Chas McCormick are ...

Throughout the offseason the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly Batting Around roundtable ... Matt Snyder: The Astros won the AL West, again, last season, but they only won 88 games ...

Should he leave this winter the Astros would be left with a gap to address in their batting lineup and outfield.

527 batting line with a 145 ... but both are unproven in MLB action. The Astros undeniably took a step backward this offseason. Without Tucker and Bregman, their lineup lacks their customary ...

272 batting average. Last season, he hit 26 home runs with 75 RBI and a .260 batting average for the 88-73 Astros, who finished first in the AL West. According to MLB.com's Brian McTaggart ...

A larger sample suggests Polanco can be a versatile impact bat near the top of Houston's lineup. Polanco smacked ... and the issues with the batting eye there are well documented," Sarris wrote.

The New York Yankees have been the most active team of the offseason in terms of additions. They lost Juan Soto to the Mets, but they were able to bring in star ...

Kyle Tucker, the Houston Astros outfielder coming off of a shorter year due to injury, is off to the Chicago Cubs, who get an elite, young left-handed bat. The Cubs might think they’re contenders in ...