The Astros luck seems to be going bad all at once. These long post-seasons are hard on pitchers. I'm surprised Nola and Wheeler are still in good form

They haven't had him all year, so it's not as big an impact as losing, say, Yordan Alvarez.

The team is still hanging in there, 10 games over .500. Though I'm getting a 1986 Orioles vibe here -- they could lose it all suddenly and dramatically.

Is his hair ok???

This could be it. He's at about 200 more innings and twice his father's WAR. A couple of years ago, the Astros extended him for 5/$85 so obviously he'll get every chance to work his way back.

But what #2 says about 2023 is somewhat true of the Astros' entire run -- McCullers hasn't played a big part. The Astros are sort of muddling along this year but it's still a pretty scary team on paper. Or at least the offense is scary until you get to the OPS+ column. If -- somehow -- Abreu scales back up the cliff and hits like Abreu again, they might not even miss Yordan that much, especially if Bregman ever remembers how to be an elite hitter again and Tucker turns it up a notch. The pitchers though are still putting up a 130 ERA+ so it seems like they should be able to hang in there even if the offense can't pick up the pace.

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The Astros luck seems to be going bad all at once.

That's what happens when you sign contracts in blood, with a guy who carries a pointy, three-pronged stick around.

Fun fact: Lance Sr played for the Miami Marlins...the minor league Marlins, in 1984.

That's what happens when you sign contracts in blood, with a guy who carries a pointy, three-pronged stick around.

What does any of this have to do with Arizona State's NIL payments?

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