Astros have some very good pitching and proved it thru the year. Kinda like the football analogy: good defense beats a good offense; good pitching beats good hitting. Yankees have a great offense, but great pitching can shut them down. And did. Astros beat the Yanks 9 of 11 games this season plus postseason. That just doesn't happen independent of everything.
I wonder how different the Yanks will look next year. Will they keep Judge thru free agency?