I simply do not believe that the non Seager/Semien/Lowe part of the Rangers is really this good. I think regression is coming. Especially to Heim, Duran and Taveras, with Jung to have a rookie drop off at some point.
I do think it's a really well constructed roster and they have done great things in FA with Seager and Semien especially.
I could be wrong though, lots of "we just got hot" young teams keep it together for a season. 2015 Astros were like that, then came back to earth in 16. More callups and FA signings put it fully together in 17. Rangers are going to be good for a while. And they still have money to spend.
Their pitching is going to be the big issue. I'm still upset they signed Eovaldi and we didn't and he's going to be fine if he doesn't get injured.
What's really crazy is the Astros have dealt with enough injuries that most teams would be 10 games under .500, but the heart of a champ has turned that 20 games the other way.
Altuve and Yordan healthy along with Urquidy would make this a real race. Frankly having the time off for all of them could be really good given the miles put on their bodies since most of them joined the league. The biggest change is going to need to be lineup construction. I get exactly what Dusty is trying to do, see who actually can contribute in the playoffs. But we're not leading the division by 10 games like usual, so costing us wins to do so is not the way to go.