The first commandment of Astros fandom under Jeff Luhnow's regime is Thou Shalt Not Become Attached to Any One Player, but through an endless flurry of moves, one player shipped off by the organization continues to look like one that got away.
When the Astros made their 2014 trade deadline deal with Miami in which the team received defensive wizard Jake Marisnick, former top-10 pick Colin Moran, lottery ticket Francis Martes and the 37th pick in the following summer's draft in exchange for a package centered around Jarred Cosart, a player the Houston fanbase had largely soured on after mediocre performance and repeated run-ins with media and team leadership, there was understandably a lot of excitement.