Luis Castillo is among the league’s highest-profile trade candidates. The hard-throwing righty is having another excellent season, and with a year and a half of remaining club control, he’s a good bet to move from the 34-55 Reds to a contender in the next couple weeks.
Virtually every win-now team figures to inquire on Castillo, who’d upgrade any rotation. The Dodgers, Yankees, Blue Jays, Cardinals, Mariners, and Twins have all been linked to tied to the Cincinnati starter in recent weeks. Erik Boland of Newsday (Twitter link) and Sweeny Murti of WFAN (on Twitter) both report the Astros are also in the mix. Jon Heyman of the New York Post adds that teams like the Mets and Padres, who’d been linked to Castillo early in the process, are likelier to prioritize adding offensive help than an impact starter.
That said, even teams with enviable rotation depth figure to at least kick the tires on Castillo over the coming weeks. Houston’s interest is indicative of that, as they have arguably the best starting pitching outlook in the game. Astros starters rank second in the majors in ERA (3.15) and innings pitched (505), while they’re ninth in strikeout percentage (23.6%). That’s in spite of zero contributions from Lance McCullers Jr., perhaps the team’s top pitcher in 2021, as he’s rehabbed from a forearm issue.
Few teams would be able to comfortably withstand an injury to a pitcher of McCullers’ caliber, but Houston’s rotation has thrived nevertheless. All six of the Astros starters to eclipse 30 innings this season have an ERA of 4.08 or lower. Justin Verlander and Framber Valdez own sub-3.00 marks. Cristian Javier and Luis Garcia are in the mid-3.00s with strong strikeout totals, while Jake Odorizzi (3.38) and José Urquidy (4.08) have solid results despite lacking huge whiff totals.
With McCullers also expected to return at some point after the All-Star Break, the Astros certainly don’t need to add another starter. Castillo’s performance, though, is impressive enough they’ll join virtually every other contender in checking in with Reds’ general manager Nick Krall and his staff. Despite pitching in a hitter-friendly home ballpark, Castillo has a 3.49 ERA with an above-average 26.8% strikeout rate and an elite 55.2% grounder percentage over the past three and a half seasons. That includes a personal-best 2.77 ERA through 13 starts this year. Castillo’s swinging strike and ground-ball numbers are down a touch, but he’s still been better than league average in both regards.
Castillo has been especially excellent of late, pitching at peak form as the August 2 deadline draws nearer. He’s allowed one or fewer runs in each of his past four outings, striking out 33 against nine walks over his last 27 innings. Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic examined Castillo’s strong recent run this morning, noting that the right-hander worked with the Cincinnati coaching staff to tweak the grip on his four-seam fastball this year.
In addition to his excellent results, the 29-year-old would be an eminently affordable pickup for acquiring teams. He’s playing this season on a $7.35MM salary, approximately $2.9MM of which will remain to be paid out after the deadline. He should be in line for a decent arbitration raise next winter, but even a 2023 salary in the $12-15MM range would be a strong bargain for a pitcher of his caliber.
Cincinnati is widely expected to field offers on both Castillo and rotation mate Tyler Mahle, who is also in his penultimate year of club control. Andy Martino of SNY reports that talks on at least the former have yet to get underway in much detail, suggesting those discussions figure to accelerate after the upcoming amateur draft. The Reds are sure to set a lofty asking price once discussions begin in earnest. Heyman wrote earlier this week that Cincinnati was looking for one of the Yankees’ top shortstop prospects, Anthony Volpe or Oswald Peraza, to get Castillo talks underway. Heyman suggested last night that New York remains firmly against parting with either player, even after losing Luis Severino to the injured list due to a lat strain.
No volpe or Peraza, NO SOUP FOR YOU.
No Castillo for you.
Perazas ceiling is limited I wouldn’t want him anyways if I was a reds fan
Exactly same Yankees want something for nothing.
If the Yanks don’t get him, the LAD will, let’s end the suspense
I truly believe Luis has been bound to LA
possibly, but LA fans think this about every player…
True but I have been praying for Castillo since like before 2021
lol for good reason
While the Dodgers could use some depth to get to the finish line (Gonsolin is already approaching twice the amount of innings he threw all of last year and therefore will be monitored), I highly doubt they will spend the equity the Reds are undoubtedly going to ask for. But, you never know with Friedman.
Not sure Los Karens will make the move for him, but we shall see.
“Los Karens” is one of the corniest things on the Internet and definitely the work of a micro penis
Castillo seems like the perfect pitcher for the Astros, to acquire to catch the Yankees for the best record in baseball. I wish them my best, in their pursuit of Castillo.
They are 3.5 back of New York. More than likely they will catch them within the next month with or without Castillo.
@jjdoo2- we’ll see. Wish you we’re a betting man. Got to play the games to see what’ll happen lst.
Local radio made a great point the other day; Yankees are playing in a much better division than the AL West, which likely gives the Astros a much better chance of winning more games down the stretch. Both good teams though.
And they are a better team than New York, so that helps too.
Last night agains the NYY was simply a promotion to trade Castillo… (7 innings, and 114 pitch was unnecessary for an almost eliminated team)
Fair point, but I also think his masterful performance against THAT team in THAT stadium rose the asking price for his services.
That’s a silly take, let the Yankees win by not trying? Even teams with losing records want to win.
…. Did you watch the game??? Who said let the Yanks win?? leaving Castillo at that point in the game, forcing him to throw a record 114 pitches…. With a very good ready reliever wasn’t really smart. Luckily they turned out fine. (They are selling the guy)
Reds have zero good relievers besides Diaz, and he’s just a rookie. I’m not sure you understand how bad the Reds pen is and 114 pitches for a 29 year old isn’t malpractice
“With a very good ready reliever”
Who exactly in the Reds bullpen that gave up 5 runs in 3 innings are we talking about?
@Joe nailed it, and yes It was a good game to watch. Also Castillo struck out the last batter he faced on that 114th pitch at like 98MPH. Castillo wasn’t missing his spots, or losing velocity.
Yankista, did YOU watch the game? How is having him throw 114 pitches “a record”? He’s thrown more than 110 pitches four times this year, topping out at IIRC 124 pitches. And who is this very good reliever you speak of? Hoffman, the guy who blew the save? The Reds currently have NINE relievers on the IL, they have maybe one quality reliever healthy, and he pitched in both game 1 and game 2 of the series.
29 year old pitchers can and do throw more than 110 pitches. No “records” were threatened.
Aw did the widdle Weds not roll over in fear of the mighty Yankees. Sorry, your team still has to try.
Man, five years from now the Anthony Volpe memes are gonna be epic. How much can you overhype a guy (who’s only good not great)? Yankee fans gonna find out!
I already pity the young man.
Quality baseball organizations – staring with the Astros and their brother in Baltimore – keep pressure off their top prospects and even lower expectations at the ML level when they do well in their early years.
Read some not do good comments about you below. Personally, I would tend to agree that the best course of action would definitely be to keep pressure off of minor league talent. I would much rather have my minor leaguers relaxed instead of under the heavy stress of expectations. They know when they sign what the expectations are. Let them relax and learn. Good post.
Top prospects ALWAYS get hyped. Adley had the video of him being told he was being promoted, and things like that out a ton of pressure on the player. There is no way around that. No individual team gets around that – and it is not often that too 20 MLB prospects live up to the hype of the next great “{insert name here}”
Volpe has a .988 OPS over his last 30 games and he’s now up to .812 on the season. That’s after he was named minor league player of the year last year. He got off to a slow start in AA, as a lot of players do, but is now back on track. People like you are going to look very foolish for takes like this
Someone will certainly look foolish, right? Labeling Volpe “good not great” is entirely silly, because any label at this juncture is entirely silly. He could fizzle, he could rise to stardom. He’s been fantastic of late, has the tools and pedigree for greatness, and the Yankees clearly have no interest parting with him. Should be fascinating.
Haha wow, sore much?
Lmao what is the best case scenario for replying “HaHa WoW, sOrE mUcH?”
While i dont agree wholy with this, the yanks def overvalue their prospects.
It’s a short list of any teams wanting to part with their number one prospect. It’s not a Yankees thing.
Interesting. I hope this doesn’t involve Hunter Brown, Stros top pitching prospect, but likely it does. This is not an area of need for the Stros. Left handed power reliever and extra bat ( outfielder or first baseman) would be.
There’s no way the Reds wouldn’t want him.
Astros have the best organization in MLB, that includes the coaches working with pitchers.
Castilllo would have a consistently great defense behind him, and get plenty of run support.
The Reds could get quality prospects trained in one of the best farm systems in MLB.
And the Astros would likely have to give up Javier and a top prospect to get him, and you still have a six man rotation with McCullers coming back. It doesn’t make sense.
In 2017 the Astros had 5 above average SP (Keuchel,McCullers, Morton, McHugh, and Peacock) plus an innings eater(Fiers) that helped prevent over use.
And they still traded for Justin Verlander.
Similarly in 2019 they traded for Zach Grienke.
This is exactly the kind of move that the Astros can and should do.
If they manage to outbid other teams.
Love to get him but for who? Hunter Brown for sure but who else? Javier? Urquidy?
Dodgers need Closer and a bench Bat
They’ve got Treinen, Taylor, and Rios coming back soon. which will help.
No bat …I’m a big Jake Lamb believer; wish we’d mini extend him today on the cheap .
Rios will be back soon as well
Have no problem with Hanser and Thompson finishing the year as well here (They provide some good enegy that has lacked recently)
. If they’d somehow ever all get healthy at once before Sept they’d have to lose one of those guys anyways. Think the offence is settled sans any new long term inj before the deadline
Castillo last night was as much auditioning for all the other teams who might face the Yankees in the postseason as he was the Yankees. They are susceptible to power righties. That’s how the Astros beat them. I’m surprised we don’t see the Rays listed here. They can afford the $3MM or so in Castillo’s salary the rest of the way and they have plenty of prospect depth.
As for the Yankees, they should be open to trading Peraza if they believe in Volpe, which they do. My guess is they will trade for Castillo to improve their team through 2023 and to keep one of their competitors from getting him. Right now all these rumors and leaks are posturing.
The Yankees fans don’t understand what they are saying. They think Volpe is the next Jeter, but then refuse think about trading Peraza, who is expendable if Volpe is this good.
Fans always overrate their own prospects. Fans of teams trading veterans always overrate the expected return.
No exactly …. They say “get the boy and keep the boy”…. Trade for somebody else, cause you need a SS too. Got it??
@LordD99- Brian Cashman has already said that Peraza the Yankee shortstop of the future will not be traded. So nothing should change unless Hal get’s involved in his pursuit of Castillo. Which is definitely a possibility for the Yankees.
I take external comments from clubs, Yankees included, with the proverbial grain of salt. They like both. I have heard them also suggest Peraza at 3B. Or Volpe at 2B. Keep in mind there’s a man name Gleyber now thriving at 2B. He’s all of 25.
I don’t believe it’s Hal who would force a trade. He gives Cashman a budget and he lets him make the player decisions for the most part. Mostly!
@LordD99- Yes, would love to keep Gleyber playing 2nd base. I definitely think there’s a better chance of Volpe playing 3rd base, instead of Peraza. Volpe has even said that Peraza is a better defensive shortstop then he is. Expect Trey Sweeney to be playing 3rd base or lst when he gets up to the majors. The Yankees look at Austin Wells as a future catcher. Yes, Cashman does make minor decisions. But I know for a fact that Hal is always involved in the major decisions like his Father was.
Volpe may get you Snell… Castillo will take your top 3 specs NYY fans
Yankees now have one of the top pitching coaches in MLB.
While Castilllo is certainly a prize, don’t think there’s a need to empty out their overpublicized farm system for a pitcher.
Every time a top plyer is up for trade we always hear how the Yankees and Red Sox are “interested”, or “in play”. BTW, where are the Red Sox fans? Shouldn’t they be chiming in on this? Padres?
You muted them all
Heh, awesome! Spot on, YCPIITB
The Yankees have five (5) prospects in the top 100. More than any other team except Cleveland (I think). If you say it will take the Yankees top 3 to get Castillo, how many of the Astros prospects will it take? They only have 1 in the top 100.
Stros have a way of getting their top 30 prospects ready for MLB. Framber Valdez, Cristian Javier, Luis Garcia, Jose Urquidy, Yordan Alvarez and Jeremy Peña (to name a few) were not on MLB top 100 list when they came up. But they were on the Stros radar. They have plenty of MLB ready guys at AAA that don’t get the press but will play great when they come up.
Well I agree with you wholeheartedly that the “top 100 prospects” is not the end all – be all. As a Dodger fan, i can attest to that. Names like Cody Bellinger, Walker Buehler, Will Smith, Dustin May, Gavin Lux, and Tony Gonsolin, to name a few, all succeeded without all the hype of the MLB “experts”.(I think Bellinger and Buehler finally climbed up the list “after” they were in the show.
I was just pointing out to the previous post that not all prospects are created equal. For example, 2 top prospects from the Twins may not equal the top 2 prospects from Cardinals, etc.
And if I remember correctly goldschmidt and Altuve never made top 100 lists either.
No one except the ill informed take rankings seriously
@Bobcastelliniscat. Couldn’t agree with you more. Prospect rankings are silly. Teams pay attention to their own rankings made by their scouts.
The Astros’ prospects are not highly regarded which always baffles me.
Every year they have players who come up and have quality seasons, contribute to the team’s success and place in ROY voting
But are not top or highly regarded prospects.
But what they do have is high ceiling young controllable starting pitching.
Luis Garcia or Christian Javier would be very attractive to the Reds
Of course it will take 2-3 more prospects or young players but they are very viable as a start
I don’t trust McCullers to stay healthy so throw him in too.
@Henry Silvestre- that’s a false statement. The Reds would take Peraza in a Castillo trade. They’ve already said they would. Volpe or Dominguez will not be traded for Castillo. And the Yankees have zero interest in Snell.
Nick Krall has told the Yankees the discussion starts with Volpe and it will also require at least two more solid bats. The Reds have no interest in Perazza who is struggling. The Reds have prospects Barrero, McClin and Elly Dey La Cruz (#9) all play shortstop.
@Bobcastelliniscat- yes, Volpe was asked for, and told right away he wasn’t available. Nick Krall was told Dominguez and Peraza we’re also unavailable for a trade. Clarke Schmidt, Ken Waldichuk, Randy Vasquez and Everson Pereira or Alexander Vargas could be traded for Castillo and Mahle by or at the trading deadline. The Yankees are definitely still in play without giving up their big 3. The Yankees are flooded with prospects.
@Captain, where are you getting your inside scoop? There is zero chance you’re right. Now maybe NYY won’t trade those 3, but that would take them out of contention of getting Castillo.
If its not Volpe, Peraza, or Dominguez then it is Wells & Waldichuck ++ more for Castillo. Two top 100s min or Reds will be doing business elsewhere. Yankees might be flooded with prospects (as is every team) but not good prospects. They have a few.
@ksoze- I can’t tell you how I know, I’m sorry. It’s possible that Peraza can be traded, but unlikely. It definitely doesn’t take the Yankees out of the Castillo sweepstakes though. The Reds like the Yankee’s pitching prospects, and have been scouting them regularly in the minors. Clarke Schmidt is a pitcher that can start for the Reds right now. Ken Waldichuk is a power lefty starter that’s 3-5 starts away from being in the majors. Hayden Wesneski is a power righty starter that is a good year away. These are 3 starters that definitely interest Cincinnati. What are the other teams offering for Castillo? Lmk, thnx.
Captain Judge99, The Yankees have some fine prospects, but they don’t have the type of prospects the Reds need, namely Outfield bats with some pop
The Reds farm system is deep with pitching prospects. That is why they are able to deal Castillo.
Also, besides pitching, the Reds top prospects are all shortstops. They have three Barrero, McClain and Their highest ranked prospect Elly De La Cruz. Which is why I don’t think they are that crazy about giving up Castillo for middle infielders. No offense to Volpe or Peraza but they don’t meet any of the Red’s need.
The Yankees might be able to acquire Tyler Mahle from the Reds for the right deal, but Mahle is not vaxxed which would make a deal sending him to the Yankees unlikely.
It’s not a negative critique on the Farm system in NY. When you have the biggest trade chip on the market, you’re not going to settle for quantity over quality. I’m sure 1, 2, or even all 3 pitching prospects you mentioned are good. If you’re not talking top 20ish prospect, then you’re not talking about a deal.
Hi Captain. IMO Reds don’t need another SS. We have three good ones already in our minors. Not sure why Reds would be asking for them anyway. Did I see you mention trading for both Castillo AND Mahle? I will take that deal only if we can include Moustakas in on the trade.
The Astros & Yankees are really in a different stratosphere (right now) than any NL teams. Five squads above 500 in the AL East…good googly moogly!!
……as the Yankees just lost 2 of 3 at home to one of the worst NL teams lol
It happens. Remember the Dodgers losing 5 of 6 to the Pirates?
touche
I am glad the Yankees value their prospects so much. It means they won’t get a guy like Castillo and win the WS. Hip hip hooray!!
@Timmy22- the Yankees probably will not get Castillo, true. But they don’t need him to win a World Series. I’m okay with Castillo being traded to the Astros or the Dodgers, truthfully.
If the stros get castillo and a even halfway healthy Lance back yankees fans shouldnt bother with the WS ticket lottery. Just my opinion. Not that i think the stros have much of a chance of getting castillo. Willing to bet the yanks part with one of those top two and several others the world series drought in the bronx is…….
If the Astros acquire Castillo they will be punching their ticket to another World Series.
The Astros farm system is ranked way, way, WAAAAAAAY lower than the Yankees, so if they get him, Cashman should be fired immediately.
Nothing to do with farm system or MLB top prospect rankings. Stros have brought up Yordan Alvarez, Jeremy Pena, Framber Valdez, Cristian Javier, Luis Garcia ( among others) over last 2-3 years, none of those guys were on MLB’s top 100 list. Believe me the Stros have plenty more MLB ready prospects than the east coast media which runs these prospect rankings includes in their rankings.
All of the prospect ranking systems are not “east coast media.”
The Astros have had way way way way more R.O.Y. or runner up over the last 7 yrs than the Yankees. sooo
The Astros tanked for 5 years, before they were good.
Of course they had a great farm system.
The Astros tanked for 3 years.
Luhnow was hired before 2012 season.
Terrible 2012 2013 and 2014
Then they made the playoffs and knocked the Yankees out in 2015.
But most of the players the Astros are using to win now had nothing to do with tanking.
Out of 26 on current active roster:
Bregman and Tucker are the only players who were acquired from the premium draft picks they got from tanking.
Plenty of teams stink for years without developing a good farm system. There is no “of course” about it.
All things Samuel says are dumb. I see why he mutes everyone that actually makes sense. It must be trolling Friday. Well he was right about one thing, the Yankees do have one of the top pitching coaches in baseball. Good job Samuel!
Everything Samuel says is dumb. But I get your point.
As a Reds fan, I want nothing to do with Over hyped Yankee prospects. Screw the Yankees and their smugness.
Do you see the Reds getting fleeced on this deal? Seems like too many interested parties for them to sell low, but who knows.
No chance Reds get fleeced. This is their best player and biggest moment to get some real talent for this rebuild and they are acutely aware of this as is the rest of the league. Any team in contention for playoffs and WS know they are going have to overpay. If they insist they will not include top prospects like the Yankees have said then fine. See how that works out. Let the Dodgers or some other team get him. Don’t forget they have him for the entire next year as well. I don’t personally know why we are interested in the Yankees SS’s anyway. We have more than enough talented SS in our minor league teams as it stands now. The question is which team wants to add that extra player that no one else will and win the day.
@Bobcastelliniscat- I’m telling you right now the Yankees don’t need Luis Castillo to win a championship. He could definitely help them. But he isn’t the Yankees biggest need. I hate to break that to you. Domingo German will step in now with Sevvy heading to the 15 day IL.
That’s fine. The Red’s main concern is not how they can help the Yankees, it’s getting maximum return for their Ace who has a sub 3.00 era while pitching in one of the top hitters parks in baseball. While also locked in for this season and next on a team friendly contract.
I want the Reds to acquire players that meet their needs. They don’t have a need for middle infielders. Their top prospects are pitchers and middle infielders. The Reds need outfielders who hit for power. I don’t see any match with the Yankees. The Astros and Dodgers have more in line with our needs.
@Bobcastelliniscat- the Yankees have Everson Pereira who has a lot of power that can help the Reds,and he can play all 3 outfield positions. Who will be called up to replace Castillo? Clarke Schmidt might be better then anybody you have in AAA right now. Your bullpen is really awful. Will Warren is a nice power arm in the minors with plus stuff. Lefty Ken Waldichuk has a plus arm, and just needs a few more starts in AAA before he is ready. Sounds like the perfect pieces for your Reds.
Agreed. Unless Volpe is the second coming of A-Rod I would pass on trading with Yankees. We have enough good young SS prospects in our system. Besides keep seeing quotes that Yankees are not giving up and of their top prospects. Good luck with that.
SS prospects are generally good athletes and capable of changing positions. Billy Hamilton was a SS that was moved to CF. Suerez was a SS moved to 3B. They were experimenting with Barrero in CF last year. Senzel of course was moved from 3B to CF. I wouldn’t be too concerned about them having too many good SS prospects.
Mk not much of a surprise here #nosering
Astros don’t have the prospects to net Castillo. My prediction is BoSox swoop in at the end and get Castillo for Casas and Blaze Jordan and a throw away lottery pick.
What gave you that idea? Farm system rankings? Lol
Fans obsess over rankings.
I’d rather have Ws in the win column than a bunch of prospects ranked in the top 100.
Astros’ success is 2022 largely a product of players that never were really ranked among the so-called “elite prospects”.
True. But don’t ignore the fact that the championship Astro team and the ones immediately after were a product of elite MLB ranked players – some were acquired by trade. The point is you can’t just throw away the MLB prospect list. True a good percentage of these elite prospects never reach their potential but you can’t ignore the list’s utility.
Astros have the talent in their system to land any player on the market.
Their farm system is a significant reason why the Team sustained its success after several notable departures and injuries.
They wouldn’t do that. Casas needs to stick around long term. Jordan, Groome, Downs, Mata all are guys the Sox would consider parting with, but it probably would take all four plus more, and Castillo isn’t worth it.
Sometimes proven young controllable players can be as valuable as prospects.
Luis Garcia 23 yrs old, not arb eligible until 2024. 3.5 bWAR in 45 career starts.
Baseballtradevalues actually values him higher than Castillo.
I’m sure he’s enough to get the Reds attention.
Agreed. Looked over Astros minor league roster and not that impressed.
But major league AND minor league rosters are a different matter
It looks like maybe OF is biggest needs.
Would you take:
Luis Garcia
Pedro Leon
Corey Julkes
Jordan Brewer
What do Red fans think?
The thing is the Astros replaced not getting draft picks with getting international signings. International players are almost always underrated. That being said they already have 3 pitchers that are better than Castillo so why trade for him?
I would not say they have 3 pitchers better than Castillo
But a rotation is usually 5 and every team needs 6-7 at least throughout a 162 game season.
The Astros have young pitchers who are good and could become better than Castillo in a year or two.
But I would only say Verlander ( and possibly Valdez) is better than Castillo now and he will be a free agent next season.
Castillo would upgrade an already very good rotation this year and while looking for a ring that’s the priority
@DocBB- nice offer but that will likely come up short. The Yankees can offer a starter now in Clarke Schmidt and a starter in Ken Waldichuk, that is a month or 2 away. And a can’t miss outfielder in Everson Pereira.
One thing you can count on, the Reds will get fleeced like they do in just about all trades they make.
Fairly confident not one player they traded Chapman or Cueto for is still playing. I think Brandon Finnegan is the only one that’s even playing anymore
I thought the Reds preferred 3rd base prospects they could move to other positions.
NYY doesn’t have mediocre prospects so they woln’t trade for him. Why trade any of the future HoFers in Volpe, Peraza, Jasson, Sweeney, Waldichuk, Sears, Andujar, etc for meerly Luis Castillo?
Fair to say Castillo is bringing back the largest package this trade deadline?
IF he is even traded. Castillo is under contract this year and next. With Moose and Votto’s contract coming off the books after next season, the Reds can afford to extend Castillo.
The Reds are close to .500 since the start of May. They might just keep Castillo and add a bat or two in free agency or through a Mahle trade.
Extending Castillo might be the best way to go.
Moustaks gets $9M more million for the rest of this season. He gets $20M more next year and a $4M buy on the year after. That’s $33M for a guy who can not hit his weight and is on the IL an exorbitant amount of the time. Would love if he could get traded. Reds are trying to get younger and cheaper, develop good talent so that it all comes to fruition at about the same time. I would be amazed if Castillo was not traded. As a Red fan I love him on our team and hate to see him go but reality is we have needed a rebuild for a long time now.
@jdgoat- only you would be thinking about the largest package, in a time like this.
Soto
Off subject, but did anyone see Genesis Cabrera have a little episode while being removed after giving up 2 hits in the 9th?
I think the Astros are just running up the bid.
Just pencil him in Dodger Blue…Done deal!
This is exactly the kind of deals the Astros make.
A TOR starter who is not a rental.
See Verlander and Grienke
And they already had good rotations both of those years.
@Astrosfn Not this time. Stros just don’t the the pieces. Hunter Brown is all they got to offer and that ain’t enuff.
Seems like the league-wide consensus is they have more than enough to get it done.