Time is running out on Berkman and the Astros. I feel that this may be the year that, if healthy, Berkman (and perhaps Carlos Lee as well) may be moved to the American League in order to replenish the Houston farm system. This team doesn't have a realistic shot at a division title, despite the young talent present in Pence and Bourne. Lee has been a monster in the NL Central, yet he's 33 years old and his best years may be behind him as well. With no starting pitching behind Wandy Rodriguez and the oft-injured Oswalt, the Astros will struggle to reach the .500 mark yet again in 2010, and may not even reach 2009's 74-88 finish. This is a team that is on its way down, and management has been unable or unwilling to find the pieces necessary to complement Berkman and Lee.
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