Houston Astros Linked to Mountain Ranges All-Star at Trade Due Date

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The Houston Astros need to add another bat this period's Aug. 1 MLB trade deadline. However, basic supervisor Nathaniel Lowe Shorts Dana Brown has specified over and over again that he prefers to pursue a bat that is versatile, indicating they can play multiple settings. Still, among the weakest web links in the lineup is initial baseman Jose Abreu. While executing marginally better since late, Abreu is still an obligation in the schedule and has a well listed below OPS and OPS+. One player that could assist the Astros at the first base position is Colorado Rockies and 2022 All-Star C. J. Cron. The first baseman was connected as a potential profession suitable for Houston by MLB. com's Mark Feinsand.  "One of the Mountain ranges' four staying impending complimentary agents likely to move today (the Mountain ranges currently dealt righty Pierce Johnson to the Braves), Cron has 11 home runs and a. 779 OPS in 53 video games this period," writes Feinsand. "The 33-year-old is owed a bit much less than $2. 5 million in the last year of his existing contract and rankings in the top 10 percent of the league in barrel percentage and xSLG, showing he can still do harm at home plate while providing excellent protection at initial base. "Cron would be an upgrade both offensively and defensively for the Astros and can be contended a fair price considering his representative and approaching free representative standing at the end of the season. The only issue is, Cron is not a versatile kind of player. He can play very first base and he can load in at the assigned player spot. That's it. Still, he would certainly come at a cheaper prospect expense than a gamer that fits exactly what Brown carries his dream list Rangers Shorts. Houston is a gifted group and including a gamer like Cron may be all they need to press their roster to the next level as they want to remove the Texas Rangers in the stretch. More From SI's Inside The Astros: Could Mike Trout Demand a Profession to the Houston Astros?Mariners Fans Inexplicably Annoyed Following Houston Astros' Social Media Site Post Regarding SweepReport: Former Astros Bottle Fiers' Contract Ended By CPBL ClubSix Houston Astros Declared Free AgentsWatch: Yordan lvarez's Home Run Wins Astros Globe SeriesLucas Giolito Claims All Teams Were Disloyalty in 2017Dusty Baker Makes His Ideas Known on Bonds and Judge RecordsIs it Time to Carry on From the Houston Astros Unfaithful Scandal?Is There Any Type Of Expect an Aging Yuli Gurriel?