PT TOMORROW: AL West—Winter Watchables
Dec 20 2018
Even coming off another postseason appearance and solidly entrenched as the AL West favorite, the Astros are making changes. The departures of utility Marwin Gonzalez and DH Evan Gattis would seem to open up opportunities for Tyler White (DH, HOU)—.888 OPS over 210 AB—and Tony Kemp (OF, HOU) both of whom sparked an underperforming offense at times in 2018. But White's poor glove anchors him to DH, and a 101 xPX hints that his power may not be all that. Despite plus plate skills and decent OF defense, Kemp's lack of a big carrying skill still profile him as a fourth OF. And now with Michael Brantley in tow, Kemp isn't likely to get another 250+ AB without some injury help.
Even before the Brantley news, HOU had plenty of...
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