It is incredible that they were only three games behind the Seattle Mariners in the AL West at the end of the regular season. Hand and ankle injuries limited Alvarez to just 48 games last year, but he's one of the game's best hitters when healthy; FanGraphs projects him to post 4.4 WAR and a 156 wRC+ in the new season. However, you combine that with how Correa ended the season and the potential for Walker to return to form, and Houston could be a tough team to overtake in the AL West.
Author: Jared Bloom
Published at: 2026-02-18 21:36:16
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