The organization was in the process of being sold from incumbent owner Drayton McLane to future owner Jim Crane. Success within the organization was a foreign concept after numerous draft picks, free agent signings, and trades to keep the Astros’ contention hopes afloat failed; some even backfired in spectacular fashion. The red-and-black along with sand color scheme was being used as the team’s official colors instead of the trademark blue-and-orange. Lance Berkman and Roy Oswalt were no longer Astros. A move from the National League to the American League was being rumored.
Houston Astros: Revisiting the trade that jumpstarted the rebuild
