Houston Astros Power Rankings - 2012
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| WEEK | RECORD | RANK | COMMENT | |
| Week 8 | 18-23 | 23 | The Astros' relievers don't get the ball with the lead very often, but when they do, they're a safe bet to hang on to it. This bullpen has turned out to be a real strength so far, putting up the league's third-best ERA (2.75) and best WHIP (1.18). -- Austin Swafford: Austin's Astros 290 Blog | |
| Week 7 | 15-19 | 20 | The Astros' young offense is experiencing some hiccups. Houston has dropped five of its last seven, and in that stretch, the team is batting .189 and has almost as many GIDPs (nine) as extra-base hits (10). -- Austin Swafford: Austin's Astros 290 Blog | |
| Week 6 | 13-15 | 23 | The Astros have won five of their past six, thanks in large part to a drastic improvement by the bullpen. They were last in the NL in 2011 with a 4.49 bullpen ERA; this year, they're tied for third with a 2.94. -- Austin Swafford: Austin's Astros 290 Blog | |
| Week 5 | 8-14 | 26 | There aren't a lot of good reasons to watch the Astros right now, but what a reason you've got in Jose Altuve. The diminutive second baseman is third in the NL in batting average (.373), fourth in on-base percentage (.418) and fifth in OPS (.984). -- Austin Swafford: Austin's Astros 290 Blog | |
| Week 4 | 6-10 | 27 | Carlos Lee has really come crashing back to earth after his great start to the year. He was batting .344 with nine RBIs after the first eight games; in eight games since then, he's 4-for-32 (.125) with one extra-base hit and two RBIs. -- Austin Swafford: Austin's Astros 290 Blog | |
| Week 3 | 4-5 | 26 | The Astros dropped four of six games last week as they continue to try to figure out how to hit with the bases loaded. They've had plenty of chances, but are 0-for-11 so far with the bags full this year. -- Austin Swafford: Austin's Astros 290 Blog | |
| Week 2 | 2-1 | 30 | The Astros won a season-opening series for the first time since 2006, thanks largely to the starting pitchers, who allowed just two earned runs in 20 1/3 innings (0.89 ERA). -- Austin Swafford: Austin's Astros 290 Blog | |
| Week 1 | 0-0 | 30 | The lineup is filled with inexperience and doesn't even have much upside. The staff ace (Wandy Rodriguez) has a losing record for his career and an ERA over 4.00. New owner Jim Crane and new GM Jeff Luhnow are working hard to rebuild, but this last year in the NL is going to be another very long season for the Astros. -- Austin Swafford: Austin's Astros 290 Blog | |