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          Astros improvement starts at the top

          Dec 29, 2013
          • AJ MassESPN Staff Writer
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          The Houston Astros are heading into 2014 with a new leadoff hitter in center fielder Dexter Fowler, who was acquired from the Colorado Rockies in a trade for pitcher Jordan Lyles earlier this offseason.