Since the Houston Astros’ World Series victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fall of 2017, things have been rough for Houston sports fans.
Since then the team has suffered a magnitude of scandals, losses and humiliations, including rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson tearing his ACL the next day in practice, blowing a 3-2 lead against the Kevin Durant’s super Warriors, and losing in Game 7 to the Washington Nationals in the 2019 World Series.
Amongst the copious amounts of losing on the team front, Houston has also lost a myriad of superstars in the process whether due to free agency, trade demands, or simply horrible management. With George Springer now with the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Watson trade rumors as annoying to Houston fans as a bad case of tinnitus, here are the worst Houston sports superstar departures since 2018.