The 2016 baseball season is rapidly approaching, and in the city of Houston, this year is one of the most anticipated seasons since the names of Biggio, Bagwell, Berkman, and Oswalt. Since December 2011, when Jeff Luhnow was named the general manager, there have been some dark years of 100+ losses. However, during those abysmal seasons, Luhnow has had more hits than misses in assembling the team to its present form. Let’s focus on some of the key trades of Luhnow’s tenure thus far.
12/8/2011 – Astros trade RHP Marco Duarte to Red Sox for IF Marwin Gonzalez
In his first moments as the Houston Astros GM, Luhnow acquired one of the key pieces of the current Astro team.