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Starting Nine: Astros trade for Carlos Gomez

On thursday, the Astros traded for Carlos Gomez, Mike Fiers, and interonal slot money for prospects Josh Hader, Adrian Houser, Brett Phillips and Domingo Santana.

Now it's time for the TCB staff to react:

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The only prospect that it hurts to lose is Brett Phillips. Santana has some potential but has struggled with contact percentage which could be a real road block for his future. Josh Hader is a back of the rotation starter by every publications reports. Adrian Houser has struggled at time with giving up hard contact and is a back of the rotation type as well.