After several moves on the margins, the Houston Astros finally broke through in a big way, landing Mike Burrows in a three-team trade with the Tampa Bay Rays and Pittsburgh Pirates. Unfortunately, Houston comes away from that trade with some universally poor marks from the pundits around the league.
The Astros might not be done, however. There have been some rumblings that Houston could link up with the Boston Red Sox to exchange Isaac Paredes for another young, controllable arm like Payton Tolle or Connelly Early. They also still have most of their albeit limited budget left to spend in free agency.