If the Astros buy, their biggest need is obvious. They began this road trip extracting a .301 on-base percentage from their outfield. Only three outfields in club history have finished a season with a lower OBP: the 1964 Colt .45's and the 2012/13 Astros - www.nytimes.com/athletic/734...
If the Astros consider themselves buyers leading into the trade deadline, the area where they should add seems clear.