Let’s flashback to a bit before the Winter Meetings, the Houston Astros were reportedly toying with the idea of adding another big name pitcher to the rotation just in case Dallas Keuchel leaves Houston at the end of 2018.
Astros owner Jim Crane told a herd of writers something very interesting this morning:
Astros owner Jim Crane said team could dip into farm system to acquire a front-line starter if a deal makes sense: pic.twitter.com/OiKpYwQZtV
— Alyson Footer (@alysonfooter) January 8, 2018
Alyson Footer followed up her video with this tweet:
Crane says high end starter doesn’t necessarily mean a free agent.