Box Score Banter: The Unrelenting Astros and Yordan Alvarez Andrew Mearns May 23, 2023 Share: > Image credit: © MARK HOFFMAN/MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL / USA TODAY NETWORK Subscribe to Baseball ProspectusThe Astros are back-'Stros. And Ronald Acuña Jr. is on a mission to steal bases. Full access to this article is for Baseball Prospectus subscribers. Sign up today to get access to insightful analysis for the discerning baseball fan. Super-Premium - $66.99 / yearPremium - $45.95 / yearPremium Monthly - $6.99 / monthBasic - Free Subscribe to Baseball Prospectus In This Article 0 Box Score Banter 2023Houston AstrosRonald Acuna Jr.Yordan Alvarez Related Articles Banging the Drum $ by Ginny Searle 12/09 3 Around the League in 90 Days: The Astros $ by Rob Mains 11/14 8 Five & Dive Episode 495: A Fortuitous Monday by Craig Goldstein, Jeffrey Paternostro, and Patrick Dubuque 9/30 0 The Playoff Contender Injury Primer $ by Andrew Mearns 9/26 4 Box Score Banter: September Scaries B by Catherine Galanti 9/17 0 Latest Articles What They’re Saying: Harry Ford Edition $ by Howard Megdal 12/19 0 Fantasy Retrospective 2025: Starting Pitcher, Part 2 $ by Mike Gianella 12/19 1 2026 Prospects: San Francisco Giants Top Prospects $ by Eli Walsh and BP Prospect Staff 12/19 1 Ten Christmas Wishes for MLB B by Mario Delgado Genzor 12/19 2 MLB Owners Agree to Share Their Minor-League Data B by Marc Normandin 12/19 10 more chevron_rightchevron_right Andrew Mearns More about: Box Score Banter 2023Houston AstrosRonald Acuna Jr.Yordan Alvarez Latest Articles What They’re Saying: Harry Ford Edition $ by Howard Megdal 12/19 0 Fantasy Retrospective 2025: Starting Pitcher, Part 2 $ by Mike Gianella 12/19 1 2026 Prospects: San Francisco Giants Top Prospects $ by Eli Walsh and BP Prospect Staff 12/19 1 Related Articles Banging the Drum $ by Ginny Searle 12/09 3 Around the League in 90 Days: The Astros $ by Rob Mains 11/14 8 Five & Dive Episode 495: A Fortuitous Monday by Craig Goldstein, Jeffrey Paternostro, and Patrick Dubuque 9/30 0 You need to be logged in to comment. Login or Subscribe