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 - $99.95 / yearPremium - $74.95 / yearPremium Monthly - $19.95 / monthBasic - Free Subscribe to Baseball Prospectus In This Article 0 Box Score Banter 2023Houston AstrosRonald Acuna Jr.Yordan Alvarez Related Articles You’ve Got to Swing for Something $ by Matthew Trueblood 2/05 0 TA: The Astros Give Tatsuya Imai a Stage $ by Mario Delgado Genzor 1/05 2 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 Latest Articles Five & Dive Episode 526: 2026 NL West Preview by Craig Goldstein, Patrick Dubuque, and Jeffrey Paternostro 3/10 0 NL Central Playing Time Battles ‘26 $ by Nathan Grimm 3/10 0 Every Day but Sunday B by Timothy Jackson 3/10 0 Around the League in 90 Days: The White Sox $ by Rob Mains 3/10 7 2026 Season Preview: New York Mets $ by Ginny Searle 3/10 7 more chevron_rightchevron_right Andrew Mearns More about: Box Score Banter 2023Houston AstrosRonald Acuna Jr.Yordan Alvarez Latest Articles Five & Dive Episode 526: 2026 NL West Preview by Craig Goldstein, Patrick Dubuque, and Jeffrey Paternostro 3/10 0 NL Central Playing Time Battles ‘26 $ by Nathan Grimm 3/10 0 Every Day but Sunday B by Timothy Jackson 3/10 0 Related Articles You’ve Got to Swing for Something $ by Matthew Trueblood 2/05 0 TA: The Astros Give Tatsuya Imai a Stage $ by Mario Delgado Genzor 1/05 2 Banging the Drum $ by Ginny Searle 12/09 3 You need to be logged in to comment. Login or Subscribe