The Houston Astros pursuit of Zach Britton has literally been taking place for years. Last year, the Astros reportedly had a deal done to land the lefty reliever. However, the Orioles brass nixed the trade at the last minute over a failed physical.
The Houston Astros may have lucked out on not landing him last year. Britton has been injured the vast majority of the time since then. The most recent injury was a ruptured Achilles tendon. Fortunately, he is now recovered from that and is trying to get back to his pre-injury form.