https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/alex-bregman-is-the-star-the-astros-didnt-know-theyd-need/ Easily my favorite player now... Think of the Houston Astros these past few seasons, and you’re probably picturing Jose Altuve, the team’s pint-sized sparkplug of a second baseman, or Carlos Correa, its megatalented modern-shortstop prototype. Perhaps you’re thinking of all the home runs launched by George Springer in the World Series last fall. Or maybe you enjoy great pitching, and you’re imagining bearded lefty Dallas Keuchel or rejuvenated legend Justin Verlander. Those are all good options, but the best player on the 2018 Astros — a club demonstrably better than the one that won last year’s World Series— has been a guy whose name is sometimes lost among the litany of stars on Houston’s roster: Alex Bregman.
