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While having a somewhat lack luster offseason, the Houston Astros had been in talks with multiple players and teams, while they looked to fill holes after the departure of George Springer and the injury to Justin Verlander. As everyone can be a critic to their favorite team, the past offseason wasn’t the most spectacular in Astros’ history, but by early season numbers, they dodged a bullet in not signing Jackie Bradley Jr. or trading for Andrew Benintendi.
As both options were in talks, these players add to an ongoing list of possible future Astros that could’ve hurt the team in the end.