The trade deadline is only a matter of days away on July 31st, and the Astros have adequate time to make another deal or two. Acquiring Martin Maldonado from the Angels was a step to shore up depth at catcher while awaiting on Brian McCann‘s return from the DL. While the need to execute a trade to acquire another reliever is debatable, Houston should be on the lookout.
In terms of trade chips, the Astros have plenty in the minors. Names like Yordan Alvarez, Cionel Perez, J.