Author: /u/HoustonFrog

We’re about two weeks away from Opening Day (!!!), and I want to see what y’all think the batting order will look like against the A’s. Here’s my best guess, given what we know right now:

Correa SS

Altuve 2B

Brantley LF

Bregman 3B

Alvarez DH

Tucker RF

Gurriel 1B

Maldonado C

Straw CF

I was 50/50 between Correa and Straw batting leadoff, but opted for Dusty trying to replicate Springer’s success. In this scenario, I figured he’d use Straw in the 9-spot as a “second leadoff” of sorts.

Now that we’re about a year removed from the sign stealing scandal, I’m really curious how Astros fans feel about other teams. Looking at past threads, it seems like the answer to this question used to be either the Cardinals, Braves or Rangers for most fans. Have the Dodgers and/or Yankees taken that top spot for you yet?