The Houston Astros made an under-the-radar move over the weekend, acquiring Oliver Perez from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Astros make it official: Junior Garcia from Tri-City goes to Arizona. Deduno goes to 60 day DL
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By adding Perez to the pen, it finally gives the Astros a second lefty, following the release of Joe Thatcher a few weeks ago.
Tony Sipp had been the only reliable lefty in the bullpen for quite some time.