Gerrit Cole, a mainstay of the Pirates rotation for the last five seasons, is now officially heading to the Astros (after a reported deal last week turned out to be nothing):
Source: Outfielder Jason Martin is fourth player heading from #Astros to #Pirates for Gerrit Cole, along with Colin Moran, Joe Musgrove and Michael Feliz.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 13, 2018
I want to look at what this deal means for Houston, for the Pirates, for the N.L. Central and for the Cubs.