Hello everyone! Yes, I’m still here. On to business.
Today, the Astros surprised many of us by making a trade within the American League West division for Martin Maldonado, formerly of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. There are a myriad of conclusions that one can reach (some likely pretty accurate, some possibly not) as a result of this trade - let’s dive into some of them. Sorry that this piece is going to come across as more of a Tweet dump than pure analysis, but I really wanted to get this article out to you, dear readers, as soon as I could.