Back to the Houston Astros Newsfeed

Houston Astros Trade Away Hank Conger For Cash

The Houston Astros traded away Hank Conger to the Tampa Bay Rays late last night.

Hank Conger, 27, hit .229 with 11 home runs and a .759 OPS in 201 at-bats with the Astros last season.

The former Los Angeles Angel was one of several players the Astros had to make a decision on before the non-tender deadline last night.

#Astros officially trade C Hank Conger to Tampa Bay in exchange for cash considerations.

— Houston Astros (@astros) December 3, 2015

The Astros chose to non-tender Chris Carter, trade away Conger and tender contracts to the rest of the eligible players.