Slow start? Or can this be the inevitable decline

Was hoping for the decline, but it appears not

Brantley and Altuve r out.
Brantley due back in ~3 weeks, and hes a contact hitter almost always 300 avg

Altuve broke thumb hes back in prob double Brantleys time, maybe in 7 weeks

Our pitching is full of young hispanics who have shown to be elite

once altuve/brantley back, our lineup is 7 deep and what i mean by that, is our 7 hitter could be hitting 1-4 on another team

That's right I forgot about that, altuve broke his thumb in the WBC right?

1 day later

Had my hopes up that they'd have a shit start, which for the stros 2-2 is below what I had assumed. But I only had my hopes up assuming the mariners wouldn't suck donkey dong

they'll probably still be a playoff team for the next few years but they won't be nearly as dominant as they were. their owner is getting more involved than before and they just brought bagwell back into the fold. seems like they are getting away from the analytics that helped them rise to the top