Astros given brutal reality check by ESPN analyst for Framber Valdez reason
This isn't what Astros fans will want to hear.
Astros given brutal reality check by ESPN analyst for Framber Valdez reason originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Houston Astros are competing in an AL West that's been taken over by the Seattle Mariners .
While the Athletics and Texas Rangers might be fringe postseason teams, and the Los Angeles Angels are at the bottom of MLB, the Astros are still far from a postseason lock. Houston's roster isn't in a bad spot, but there are still some areas of concern with the team. Most notably, with the starting rotation, thanks in part to the loss of Framber Valdez.
That loss is a big one, and is one of the reasons for ESPN's Tim Keown to give the Astros a brutal reality check. Keown doesn't believe Houston can make the postseason and that their run as a playoff team is over. Astros given brutal reality check from ESPN analyst "With Framber Valdez in Detroit, this is a team with one established starting pitcher (Brown) and a lineup that's either old (35-year-old Altuve), unproven (23-year-old Cam Smith), or recently refurbished (Alvarez)," Keown writes.
"The Astros had a good, long run, but it's over. Don't live in the past. " Keown's comments show a clear belief that the Astros are not simply going to struggle, but that their heyday as perennial World Series contenders is over.