Predictions and projections for the baseball season are beginning to roll in and, surprise, surprise, the Astros aren’t going to win the AL West in their first trip through their new league in their fancy new uniforms. No playoffs. No winning season. Not even a prayer for .500. I know, I know, you’re shocked! But Baseball Prospectus does project a 13-game improvement over 2012, which — if accurate — should appease fans and buy management another year to draft well, develop prospects and build a 2014-15 roster. The first playoff odds of the season — based on simulated games — actually predicts the Astros will finish at 68-94, or 20 [...]