Fangraphs' Matt Klaassen asks if the Astros are really as bad as they've played over the last nine games, and then answers his own question:
Despite the fact that it is only the second week of the season, it is no longer early in Houston. With a 1-8 start to the season, the Astros would have to win 59 percent of their games the rest of the way to end up with 90 wins on the season. This team simply isn’t good enough to play at that level for five and a half months. It’s too early to say that they’re definitely the worst team in baseball, but it's not too early to write off their playoff chances.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
