The Houston Astros failed to reach the American League Championship Series in 2024. They could look very different in 2025 with key players hitting free agency.

The Houston Astros could lose one of their marquee players to the New York Yankees in a devastating free-agent signing.

Not only where Soto will end up, but how much money he will get paid to play there, are questions of equal intrigue across the league. The majority of projections have Soto remaining in New York, either with his current team in the Bronx or heading across town to Queens to join the New York Mets .

The Houston Astros head into the offseason coming off their earliest playoff exit in close to a decade after being eliminated by the Detroit Tigers in the Wild Card round that ended their streak of seven consecutive ALCS appearances.