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Astros trade Jonathan Villar to Milwaukee for pitcher Cy Sneed

The Astros traded Jonathan Villar to Milwaukee for minor league pitcher Cy Sneed, the team announced.

The Astros alos released outfielder Robbie Grossman and pitcher Luis Cruz.

A righthander, Sneed, 23, pitched in Class A for the Brewers and had 2.58 ERA in 139.1 innings.

Villar played in 53 games with the Astros in 2015, hitting .284.