The Houston Astros are poised to make a World Series run, but the offseason still looms large.

Gerrit Cole will be a free agent and on Wednesday owner Jim Crane addressed the future.

"We'll see where we end up after the year. We may make a run at it. We're not sure yet," Crane said. "We're going to wait and see what else unfolds and who else is going to stay on the team."

However, the Astros would like to avoid the luxury tax threshold. Retaining Cole would almost certainly put them over the tax.