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Astros complete the deal for yesterday’s hero Tyler Clippard

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During the recent Houston Astros slump, the bullpen showed some leaks despite the great August ERA. GM Jeff Luhnow took a lot of slack for not making a big splashy move at the deadline. Luhnow is not just looking at 2017, but he is trying to build an organization that will compete for years to come. The Astros needed another reliever for the 2017 playoffs though.

They decided to pass on Brad Hand and Zach Britton for whatever reason. They settled for Francisco Liriano, but Luhnow feels like he can develop into a good lefty-specialist.