Welcome to our Remarkable season preview series for the 2021 season. The Astros were under .500 last season for the first time since 2014. Can they get above the .500 mark this season?
2020 Record: 29-31 (2nd in AL West)
Astros Hitters
Jose Altuve
- Jose Altuve has 21 home runs on elevated pitches since 2019 — 2nd most in MLB
- Jose Altuve is batting just .221 (31-for-140) with runners in scoring position since 2019 — 9th lowest in MLB
- Jose Altuve is slugging .636 (154 total bases in 242 ABs) on elevated pitches since 2019 — 7th best in MLB
- Jose Altuve is slugging .869 (86 total bases in 99 ABs) with the pitcher behind in the count since 2019 — 14th best among 127 in MLB
- Jose Altuve has grounded into 24 double plays in 152 opportunities (16%) since 2019 — 9th highest in MLB
- Jose Altuve has pulled 53% of balls he’s put into play (302/575) since 2019 — 14th highest among 127 in MLB
Kyle Tucker
- Kyle Tucker had an OBP of just .260 (73 PA’s) against LHP in the 2020 season — 7th lowest in MLB
- Kyle Tucker batted .344 (33-for-96) with runners on base in the 2020 season — 7th best in MLB
- Kyle Tucker had an OPS of just .482 (52 PA’s) when leading off an inning in the 2020 season — 3rd lowest in MLB
- Kyle Tucker made 6 non-routine plays out of 11 chances (55%) in the 2020 season — tied for best in MLB
- Kyle Tucker slugged .629 (73 total bases in 116 ABs) against starting pitchers in the 2020 season — 5th best in MLB
Alex Bregman
- Alex Bregman has 15 home runs on inside fastballs since 2019 — most in MLB
- Alex Bregman has an OPS of .782 (421 PA’s) with two-strikes since 2019 — 2nd best in MLB
- Alex Bregman has an OBP of .436 (250 PA’s) against LHP since 2019 — 6th best in MLB
- Alex Bregman has 449 quality ABs out of 870 total (52% QAB rate) since 2019 — 6th best in MLB
- Alex Bregman is slugging .705 (148 total bases in 210 ABs) against LHP since 2019 — 3rd best in MLB
Yordan Alvarez
- Yordan Alvarez has an OPS of 1.064 (378 PA’s) since 2019 — best in MLB
- Yordan Alvarez has an OBP of .410 (378 PA’s) since 2019 — 4th best in MLB
- Yordan Alvarez is batting .312 (100-for-321) since 2019 — 8th best in MLB
- Yordan Alvarez has a Well-Hit Avg of .277 (89/321) since 2019 — best in MLB
- Yordan Alvarez has 197 quality ABs out of 378 total (52% QAB rate) since 2019 — 5th best in MLB
Carlos Correa
- Carlos Correa made 15 non-routine plays out of 31 chances (48%) last season — 7th best in MLB
- Carlos Correa has made 22 non-routine plays since 2019 — tied for 13th most in MLB
- Carlos Correa has come to the plate with runners in scoring position in 169 of his 542 plate appearances (31%) since 2019 — tied for 3rd highest in MLB
- Carlos Correa had an OBP of just .287 (101 PA’s) versus relief pitchers in the 2020 season — tied for 9th lowest in MLB
Yuli Gurriel
- Yuli Gurriel has put 49% of his swings in play (694/1,421) since 2019 — 3rd highest in MLB
- Yuli Gurriel is averaging just 3.41 pitches per plate appearance (2,874/842) since 2019 — tied for 3rd lowest in MLB
- Yuli Gurriel is batting just .195 (23-for-118) on fastballs against LHP since 2019 — 3rd lowest in MLB
- Yuli Gurriel is slugging .464 (176 total bases in 379 ABs) in pitcher’s counts since 2019 — 7th best in MLB
Myles Straw
- Myles Straw has not homered in any of his last 75 games
Michael Brantley
- Michael Brantley is batting .325 (172-for-530) against RHP since 2019 — 2nd best in MLB
- Michael Brantley has an OBP of .337 (362 PA’s) with two-strikes since 2019 — 5th best in MLB
- Michael Brantley has a K:BB ratio of 1.4 (94/68) since 2019 — tied for 11th best among 127 in MLB
- Michael Brantley is batting .309 (102-for-330) on low pitches since 2019 — 4th best in MLB
- Michael Brantley is slugging .492 (155 total bases in 315 ABs) on non-fastballs since 2019 — 15th best among 127 in MLB
Martin Maldonado
- Martin Maldonado has blocked 95% of balls in the dirt (843/884) since 2019 — 6th best in MLB
Bench
Jason Castro
- Jason Castro has grounded into 2 double plays in 67 opportunities 3% since the start of the 2019 season — tied for 15th best in MLB among hitters with at least 328 total PA’s; League Avg: 10%
- Jason Castro has an average HR distance of 416.1 feet since the start of the 2019 season — 7th best in MLB among hitters with at least 328 total PA’s; League Avg: 400.9.
- Jason Castro had a Well-Hit Avg of.375 on inside fastballs last season — 8th best in MLB among hitters with at least 87 total PA’s; League Avg: .177
Abraham Toro
- Abraham Toro batted just .149 (13-for-87) in the 2020 season — tied for 3rd lowest in MLB
- Abraham Toro had an OPS of just .513 (97 PA’s) in the 2020 season — 11th lowest in MLB
Aledmys Diaz
- Aledmys Diaz had a K:BB ratio of 1.1 (28/26) last season — tied for 5th best in MLB
Steven Souza Jr.
Projected Starting Rotation
Zack Greinke
- Zack Greinke has allowed an OBP of just .188 (574 PA’s) with two-strikes since 2019 — 9th best in MLB
- Opponents are hitting .348 (32-for-92) against Zack Greinke on inside fastballs since 2019 — 7th highest in MLB
- Hitters have chased 571 of Zack Greinke’s 1,441 off-speed pitches out of the zone (40%) since 2019 — tied for 14th highest in MLB
- Zack Greinke has allowed an OBP of just .265 (1,078 PA’s) since 2019 — tied for 9th best in MLB
- Hitters have chased just 154 of Zack Greinke’s 856 fastballs out of the zone (18%) since 2019 — 5th lowest in MLB
- Opponents are hitting just .180 (48-for-267) against Zack Greinke’s changeup since 2019 — tied for 7th best in MLB
- Zack Greinke has allowed an OPS of just .614 (216 PA’s) with runners in scoring position since 2019 — 15th best in MLB
Framber Valdez
- Opponents have a miss rate of 44% (142/321) against Framber Valdez on breaking pitches since 2019 — 10th best in MLB
- Framber Valdez has allowed a slugging percentage of just .204 (49 Total Bases / 240 ABs) with two-strikes since 2019 — 12th best in MLB
- Opponents are hitting just .083 (11-for-133) against Framber Valdez’s low curves and sliders since 2019 — 2nd best in MLB
- Framber Valdez has thrown at least two strikes in his first three pitches to 56% (160/288) of right-handed hitters since 2019 — 7th lowest in MLB
- Opponents are hitting .332 (105-for-316) against Framber Valdez’s fastball since 2019 — 7th highest in MLB
Lance McCullers Jr.
- Lance McCullers threw his curveball 38% of the time (332/884) in the 2020 season — 3rd highest in MLB
- Lance McCullers threw his changeup for a strike just 53% (87/163) of the time in the 2020 season — 4th lowest in MLB
- Opponents had a groundball rate of 60% (88/146) against Lance McCullers in the 2020 season — 3rd highest in MLB
Jose Urquidy
- Jose Urquidy allowed an OPS of just .377 (63 PA’s) vs left-handed batters in the 2020 season — best in MLB
- Jose Urquidy had a strike rate of 69% (296/429) in the 2020 season — tied for 2nd highest in MLB
- Jose Urquidy allowed a BABIP of .209 in the 2020 season — 7th best in MLB
Cristian Javier
- Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .070 (7/100) against Cristian Javier with two-strikes in the 2020 season — 14th best in MLB
- Cristian Javier had a first-pitch strike rate of just 44% (95/214) in the 2020 season — lowest in MLB
- Cristian Javier allowed an OPS of just .455 (89 PA’s) against right-handed batters in the 2020 season — 5th best in MLB
- Opponents batted just .188 (36-for-192) against Cristian Javier in the 2020 season — 11th best in MLB
- Cristian Javier threw fastballs 63% of the time (560/889) in the 2020 season — 7th highest in MLB
Projected Bullpen
Ryan Pressly
- Ryan Pressly has allowed an OBP of just .205 (151 PA’s) vs left-handed batters since 2019 — 2nd best among qualified RPs in MLB
- Hitters have chased 181 of Ryan Pressly’s 407 off-speed pitches out of the zone (45%) since 2019 — 3rd highest among qualified RPs in MLB
- Ryan Pressly has thrown at least two strikes in his first three pitches to 72% (174/242) of opposing batters since 2019 — tied for 13th highest among among 182 qualified RPs in MLB
- Ryan Pressly has a strike rate of 73% (286/394) on sliders since 2019 — highest among qualified RPs in MLB
Enoli Paredes
- Enoli Paredes allowed an OPS of just .408 (47 PA’s) vs left-handed batters in the 2020 season — 9th best among qualified RPs in MLB
- Enoli Paredes allowed an OBP of .441 (34 PA’s) versus the top of the order in the 2020 season — tied for 10th highest among qualified RPs in MLB
- Opponents had a miss rate of 27% (33/121) against Enoli Paredes on pitches in the strike zone in the 2020 season — 15th best among among 107 qualified RPs in MLB
Blake Taylor
- Opponents batted just .118 (6-for-51) against Blake Taylor’s fastball in the 2020 season — 3rd best among qualified RPs in MLB
- Opponents had a chase percentage of just 18% (29/162) against Blake Taylor in the 2020 season — tied for 8th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB
- Blake Taylor threw fastballs 77% of the time (263/341) in the 2020 season — 10th highest among qualified RPs in MLB
Joe Smith
Brooks Raley
- Brooks Raley threw off-speed pitches 77% of the time (260/336) in the 2020 season — 2nd highest among qualified RPs in MLB
- Brooks Raley allowed a slugging percentage of just .128 (6 Total Bases / 47 ABs) with two-strikes in the 2020 season — tied for 8th best among qualified RPs in MLB
- Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .096 (7/73) against Brooks Raley in the 2020 season — tied for 9th best among qualified RPs in MLB
Andre Scrubb
- Andre Scrubb walked 20 of 102 batters (20%) in the 2020 season — 4th highest among qualified RPs in MLB
- Andre Scrubb threw his curveball 64% of the time (61/96) with two-strikes in the 2020 season — 2nd highest among qualified RPs in MLB
- Hitters chased just 17 of Andre Scrubb’s 105 off-speed pitches out of the zone (chase rate of 16%) in the 2020 season — tied for 2nd lowest among qualified RPs in MLB
- Hitters swung at 34% of Andre Scrubb’s pitches (138/407) in the 2020 season — lowest among qualified RPs in MLB
Pedro Baez
- Opponents are hitting just.112 against Pedro Baez in close and late situations since the start of the 2019 season — best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .227
- Pedro Baez has allowed a slugging percentage of just .267 vs left-handed batters since the start of 2018 — tied for 3rd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .384
- Opponents have a Well-Hit Avg of just.128 against Pedro Baez on the first pitch of at-bats since the start of 2018 — 6th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .237
- Pedro Baez has allowed a slugging percentage of just .377 on pitches in the strike zone since the start of 2018 — 6th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .470
- Opponents are hitting just.203 against Pedro Baez’s fastball since the start of 2018 — tied for 12th best among among 127 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .257
Ryne Stanek
- Ryne Stanek has allowed an OBP of just.209 when facing the leadoff batter in the inning since the start of the 2019 season — 4th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .298
- Left-handed hitters have a miss rate of 35% against Ryne Stanek since the start of the 2019 season — 10th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 27%
- Ryne Stanek has allowed a slugging percentage of just.161 with two-strikes since the start of the 2019 season — tied for 2nd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .261
- Opponents are hitting just.115 against Ryne Stanek with two-strikes since the start of the 2019 season — tied for 9th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .159
Austin Pruitt
- Right-handed hitters have a line drive rate of just 19% (43/225) against Austin Pruitt since the start of 2018 — tied for 10th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB
- Hitters have chased 211 of Austin Pruitt’s 516 off-speed pitches out of the zone (41%) since the start of 2018 — 13th highest among among 140 qualified RPs in MLB
- Opponents have a miss rate of just 15% (50/337) against Austin Pruitt on fastballs since the start of 2018 — 13th lowest among among 149 qualified RPs in MLB
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