Nick Cafardo claims the Astros have inquired on Tyler Clippard, along with the Tampa Bay Rays and four other teams. It’s hard to know what Astros rumors are real, and what are manufactured to add to a writer’s word count. It’s easy to throw out a random team who could be interested in a player and hope it sticks. To give you an example, recently after the Astros had already signed Doug Fister to plug in a hole in the rotation, there were still reports that had Yovani Gallardo still being linked to the Astros.
Astros Rumors: Even with a full cupboard, are they after Tyler Clippard?
