![]() ![]() He gives immediate legitimacy to the rotation and allows Keuchel and McHugh to face the opponents 2 nd and 3 rd best pitchers. “The best move for the Astros is to trade for Cole Hamels. But the Astros still need that commanding presence at the top of their rotation, and who better than a former World Series MVP that is signed through 2018?” – Brandon Del Castillo. Dallas Keuchel and Collin McHugh have outstood and to be fair, Roberto Hernandez, Scott Feldman and now Lance McCullers have all faired well and kept the Astros in most games. “However, the starting pitching needs an upgrade for the Astros to be considered a serious World Series contender. ![]() They need an ace to put at the top of the rotation that had the experience and the pedigree to go toe to toe with Felix Hernandez, Sonny Gray, Yu Darvish and Garrett Richards.”-Brandon Del Castillo.īrandon went on to discuss the reasoning of the trade below. But that they needed a starting pitcher and not just any starting pitcher. I argued then that the Astros had taken steps to make themselves relevant again in Houston and around baseball. ![]() The Astros also extended their lineup with the additions of major-league talent like Evan Gattis, Luis Valbuena, Colby Rasmus and Jed Lowrie. My reasoning then was that with the off-season additions of Luke Gregerson and Pat Neshek, the Astros had significantly upgraded their bullpen. “In February, I wrote an article for Climbing Tal’s Hill stating why Cole Hamels would be the perfect fit for the Houston Astros. Let’s take a look at his trade idea through the following excerpts, with the full article can be found here. Brandon was a little too generous with his prospects included in the trade, but he realizes that is what the Phillies are looking for. I wanted to give the readers another person’s perspective. Michael Conforto declines Astros’ 2-year, $30 million offerīrandon wrote about trading for Cole Hamels, as I have done already several times already.Always faithful Astros World Series champion Josh Reddick defends the title.Astros prospect Hunter Brown throws 6 shutout innings in debut.Houston Astros: A Lineup Change to Spark Offense. ![]()
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