Big Time Acquisition!
Breaking News:
The Astros have completed a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays for 2018 AL Cy Young winner Blake Snell!! In return the Astros had to send RHP Corbin Martin (Astros #2 pitching prospect), LHP Cionel Perez (Astros #3 pitching prospect), and cash to the Rays.
Snell gives the Astros the proven left hander in their rotation, along with as good of a 1-2-3 top of the rotation in recent memory with Verlander, Cole, and now Snell. With the return of Lance McCullers Jr. from Tommy John surgery the Astros have a star studded rotation that is capable of leading this team to a championship. It also helps that they have a potentially great lineup to support them.
All of this is in theory as health will play a huge factor - especially for McCullers and Cole who have recent injury histories.
Martin was #10 overall on last season's BNN prospect list and Perez was #51 overall. Perez was slotted to be the Astros 5th starter to start this season while Martin was most likely going to start the year at the top of the rotation in AAA or be the Astros long reliever and emergency starter out of the bullpen.
Snell is under contract through the 2023 season with salaries of $7M, $10.5M, $12.5M, and $16M the next 4 seasons. He will be 30 years old when his contract runs out.
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