The never-ending cycle of offseason rumors continues into the new year, with Robbie Ray of the Arizona Diamondbacks as the newest person of interest. Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe is reporting that both Houston and Philadelphia are pursuing a trade for the lefty, and their interest in him even gets an adverb in its intensity! Maybe there is something to it after all, if they’re not just “interested”, but “very interested”!
This type of rumor does make sense for the Astros, after all. You can never have too much pitching depth, and the rotation certainly looks thinner after last year.