When Jose Altuve first arrived in Major League Baseball, he wasn’t considered one of the top 100 prospects. In fact, many people wrote him off as a fluke or role player. Optimists, however, compared him to David Eckstein, another diminutive infielder. In the end, Altuve’s emergence as a star was hardly surprising. After a slow start to his career, he has been a steady force for the Houston Astros.