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Four weeks into the 2016 season, the Astros looked like they'd made one of the dumbest trades in recent major league history.
Vince Velasquez, a then-23-year-old right-hander traded away over the winter, looked like he was developing into a star. He fired 15 straight shutout innings to start the season, capping that two-start rampage with a 16-strikeout, no-walk, three-hit shutout of the Padres, one of the most electrifying performances by any pitcher this season. With Houston giving up four other young players in the trade, you could sense the Erik Bedard-trade comparisons coming down the pike, and the horrible regret the Astros might feel for years to come.