Jose Altuve

http://gty.im/491896490 The Houston Astros faced off against the AL-best Kansas City Royals. The Astros defeated the New York Yankees in the AL Wildcard game by a final score of 3-0, their first playoff win since shifting to the AL. The Kansas City Royals were looking for vengeance after being defeated in the World Series just a season ago. After…

Top-10 Starting Pitchers, Top-10 Underrated Starting Pitchers, Top-10 Closers, Top-10 Catchers, Top-10 First Basemen, Top-10 Second Baseman, Top-10 Shortstops, Top-10 Third Basemen, Top-10 Outfielders Second basemen are always forgotten and for whatever reason I don't know. They provide so much for each team and are usually known as players that…

Attention American League West: Houston may cause you problems. While a record of 31-37 and a last-place (10 games out) standing in the A.L. West may not look all that impressive, the Houston Astros are starting to make themselves very well-known. On May 24, the Astros had a Major-League worst record of 18-32 and sat 12.5 games out. Since then,…

Article Written By: Manny Alcala Houston Astros 2013 Record: 51-111 (5th Place in AL West) Key additions: Dexter Fowler, Scott Feldman, Chad Qualls, Jesse Crain, Matt Albers, Jesus Guzman, Cesar Izturis. Key losses: Jordan Lyles, Brandon Barnes, Erik Bedard (unsigned). Most important players for 2014: Jose Altuve, Dexter Fowler, Scott…