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Astros Want Closer Joaquin Benoit Packaged In A Kimbrel Deal

It’s trade deadline day!

We now have hours to go before 3 p.m. CDT, the rapidly-approaching culmination of all of the hard work that the Houston Astros front office has put together over the past couple of weeks to make this team even better.

It’s has been quite a whirlwind over these past few days and the tidbits about the Astros next big target continue to get juicier, day-by-day.

And it’s getting even juicier…

According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, the Astros are in serious pursuit of relieving pitcher Craig Kimbrel with the New York Yankees hot on their trail with a possible deal in the works to include closer Joaquin Benoit:

astros more interested in pen since getting mike fiers.