I suspect if Houston sweeps the Mariners in this upcoming series, they’ll be favored to win the division again.
I go on Jomboy Media all the time and it's FILLED with Astro haters. Every time they post something about our slow start, all the comments are like "it's early" "they start slow every year" "Astros being Astros" "they'll be there at the end" etc.
Tough tough stretch of games coming up again. Has to be the hardest strength of schedule to start the Season for any team.
The same odds that every year give the Dodgers and Braves nearly 50% of the odds to WIN the World Series. Yes, I know the Braves won in 2021 (barf), but they also were a complete juggernaut the last two years and got clowned out by their division rival both times in pathetic fashion (sound familiar Dodgers?). But fair enough, it's a long season.
I am hitting the panic button. As it is not beyond the realm of possibility that: None of McCullers, Garcia, and Urquidy throw a single pitch in the bigs this year. Tucker does not return before September. Cabbage, Meyers, and Chas bat sub .230 for the rest of the way. Dubon's 2023 was his career year. Pressly and Hader are essentially Qualls and post-Pujols Lidge.
