Astros offseason predictions: 3 players the Houston should already be targeting

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - AUGUST 08: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees walks to the clubhouse after the game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on August 08, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. The New York Yankees won 9-4. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) /

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BOSTON, MA – JULY 8: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees warms up before a game against the Boston Red Sox on July 8, 2022 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /

3. Outfielder Aaron Judge

The Astros already have a bit of a weakness in center field with Chas McCormick and Jake Meyers. With Michael Brantley on the injured list and being a free agent after the season, the outfield in general outside of Kyle Tucker has been relatively weak. Yordan Álvarez can also been a full-time DH. That would pave the way for the Astros to sign Aaron Judge.

Judge will want a monster deal and he deserves but the Astros are one of the teams that can afford him.

He is leading the majors in runs (94), home runs (45), RBI (99), slugging percentage (.681), OPS (1.078), OPS+ (202), total bases (278), and rWAR (6.9). Right now, he should be the AL MVP.

For the Astros, he could play center field every day and help the Astros absolutely destroy the Yankees in the postseason each year. Judge wants to stay with the Yankees but if Brian Cashman and the Yankees decide they want to nickel and dime Judge and cry poor (as they have with other players in recent years), Judge could leave.

The Astros are already as good, if not better, than the Yankees without Judge. With Judge, the Astros could run roughshod on the American League and baseball in 2023 and for years to come.

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