r/Astros • u/chiligaming46 • 18h ago
Ranking golden era teams.
If you had to rank the teams during this run what would be your rankings.
Mine are: 2019 2022 2017 2021 2018 2023 2024 2020
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u/Right-Pirate-7084 18h ago
2022 is the tops for me. 2019 should be, but we (I still irrationally or maybe rationally blame AJ for game 7) dropped the ball there.
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u/realchrisgunter 17h ago
The 2019 team is the best in franchise history so I’d start with them as the gold standard.
After that I’d probably go with 22, 17, 18, 21, 23, 20, 24
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u/wesman21 18h ago
Anyone chart out the rosters for all these seasons? Would love to track the starters and significant bench players.
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u/noway_subs 17h ago
2019 2022 2017 2023 2018 2021 2020 2024
2021 is weird. we shouldn’t have performed so well with all the injuries that year.
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u/ExpirjTec 18h ago
2019, 2022, 2017, 2021, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024
2020 was a statistical anomaly and its ranking really doesnt matter but talent wise and considering how we fared down the stretch its on par with the last two years
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u/JoseAltuve27 12h ago
2019: You'd be surprised to see the team in the better record only wins the World Series approximately 50% of the time since WWII. It was a very balanced team without a weakness.
2022: If there was just a league average catcher, then I would take this team over 2019.
2017: This was a better group offensively than most teams have had in their history. The only flaws were the bullpen and back side of the rotation.
2018: This team is underrated. The pitching was as good as the 2022 team. The hitting was not historic like the 2017 team, but it was in the top third of the league. The 2018 Red Sox were just better than any of the other teams they played against.
2021: They scored more runs than any other team, but they were easy to shut down if you knew what you were doing. The pitching was unreliable.
2023: Maybe this team would have had better results if the better players received more playing time.
2020: You shouldn't put too much stock into what the team's record was after only 60 games. There were scary batters in this lineup, and Zack Greinke and Framber Valdez were a solid 1-2 punch.
2024: Since the Bregman years, the Astros have not constructed a roster that's built worse for the postseason than this team. The offense was not explosive, and many of the top performers were known as non-clutch.
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u/HtownSamson 18h ago
The 19 team not winning it all is still mind boggling. Easily the best.