With all the upgrades the Houston Astros made this offseason, the one that was missed was centerfield, and without some sort of blockbuster move, it's going to be filled in-house.
The Astros started off 2016 with Carlos Gomez and we all know how that worked out. They ended the season with a mix of Jake Marisnick, Colby Rasmus, and Teoscar Hernandez playing in center.
George Springer last year patrolled right for the Astros, and now with Nori Aoki, Carlos Beltran, and Josh Reddick the team finally has enough starting quilty outfielders to free him up.
For years fans have yearned to see Springer roaming centerfielder but the Astros have seemed hesitant to unleash him. In three seasons of baseball, he's played nearly 3,000 innings in the field, but only 142 of them have been spent in center.
Going into this upcoming season the person you trust to handle centerfield is Springer.
Beltran has the most background playing centerfield but he seems destined to spend the majority of his time playing DH.
Marisnick is the best overall fielder on the team but his defense doesn't outweigh his offense. He's good, but he's not quite Adam Everett good.
Springer's defense while extremely flashy is just underneath Marisnick's, but he does bring much more to the plate offensively.
Marisnick will get playing time, probably at all three spots, but the opening day centerfielder will be Springer.
Below are clips of Springer's defense, look for it a bunch in center next year.
"#George #Springer robs #Jose #Abreu of #ahome #run" #baseball #mlb #sports pic.twitter.com/rD8ZUuxR8g— RussellHodson2 (@RussellHodson2) December 1, 2016
Ridiculous, George Springer. Just ridiculous. (Vine by @MLB) https://t.co/MKcpOU7uQz— alvadi vita (@AlvadiV) August 28, 2016
You probably don't want to run on George Springer... pic.twitter.com/CX3DalRL7J— 120 Sports (@120Sports) August 7, 2016
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