Proposed blockbuster Astros trade sees Houston land $56 million Cy Young ace, create electric 1-2-3 punch with Hunter Brown, Tatsuya Imai
This would extends the Astros' World Series window by a couple years.
Proposed blockbuster Astros trade sees Houston land $56 million Cy Young ace, create electric 1-2-3 punch with Hunter Brown, Tatsuya Imai originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Houston Astros ’ championship window is starting to close, as they come off a season where they missed the playoffs, and now are 6-9 and fourth place in the AL West.
However, there could be a move that opens that window right back up. FanSided’s Christopher Kline proposes that the Astros make a deal with the Miami Marlins , and land their Cy Young Sandy Alcantara. Alcantara is having a bounce-back season so far, so combining him with Hunter Brown and Tatsuya Imai would work wonders.
MORE: Proposed Red trade sees Cincinnati land $9. 4 million two-time All-Star slugger as massive upgrade over Ke'Bryan Hayes The trade would look like this: Astros get: RHP Sandy Alcantara Marlins get: HOU No. 4 prospect 2B Brice Matthews, HOU No.
10 prospect OF Zach Cole, HOU No. 12 prospect Miguel Ullola “In the short term, Alcántara gives Houston stability atop the rotation. His lost 2024 campaign notwithstanding, Alcántara is a paragon of durability…Longer term, looking ahead to the postseason, Alcántara might be the second ace this Astros rotation needs.