The trade deadline came and went nearly three weeks ago. And the Astros‘ top pitching prospect per MLB Pipeline, Forrest Whitley, stayed within the organization.
Fans either rejoiced or shook their lowered head in disappointment following this development. After all, the trade deadline was quite a divisive topic amongst the Houston fanbase. The thought was that either Whitley or Kyle Tucker could be leveraged in a trade for Jose Quintana or Sonny Gray.
Clearly, those ideas never came to fruition.
As of now, Whitley is a member of the Astros organization. And he is pitching like how a top prospect should.