MLB Trade Deadline Showdown: Which Blockbuster Moves Will Yankees, Dodgers, Cubs, and Astros Risk to Dominate the Season?
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All of which is to say, the Astros could surely use a more accomplished left-handed bat to add to this lineup, likely in a left field or DH capacity depending on Alvarez’s availability moving forward. Baltimore’s Ryan O’Hearn is the most obvious fit on the market as a rental slugger who crushes right-handers and can play some outfield, much like his teammate Mullins. It’s also quite possible that Houston decides instead to bolster a pitching staff that has been ravaged by injuries, trusting that enough of their hurt hitters will come back to form a viable postseason lineup, even if it is predominantly right-handed.
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