*The Astros saved $48m by not re-signing Scott Kazmir, instead allowing the Dodgers to take that particular plunge.
Look, I know Scott Kazmir is actually a very good pitcher, but the Astros really needed him to continue to be very good down the stretch in 2015. He was many times Not Good down the stretch in 2015, and because I am aware of my own irrationality, I am okay with the Astros letting him walk.
Evan Drellich notes in the above link that the Astros have plenty of SP5 options, but:
...contending teams are taking a risk with an open-ended back of the rotation, and right now, that's what the Astros are looking at.