The Houston Astros announced they have traded RHP Josh Fields to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for IF/OF Yordan Alvarez.
This is the second and final trade for the Astros today after trading Scott Feldman to the Toronto Blue Jays earlier in the day.
Trading away Josh Fields helps the logjam both in the bullpen and on the 40-man roster. The 30-year old reliever started the year with the Astros but was demoted after recording a 6.89 ERA in 15 games for the Astros. Since then, the fireballer had a 1.