The Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros have been discussing a trade that would send starting pitcher Jack Flaherty to Houston, according to a report from Jon Morosi of MLB Network. The Astros, along with many other teams, have been named as speculative partners in a trade for Flaherty, but this is the first sourced insider rumor linking the player and team.
The Astros stumbled badly out of the gate this year, but they have managed to fight through injury and bad luck to establish themselves as definite playoff contenders at the trade deadline.