Astros: Lance McCullers is the Astros’ Ace

McCullers is the ace that the Astros have been looking for this year. They don’t need to pay up for another frontline starter before the trade deadline.

A chasm has opened up in the market for starting pitching as the trade deadline approaches. To this point we’ve seen Drew Pomeranz (2016 ERA: 2.84, Career ERA: 3.73), Drew Storen (2016 ERA: 7.01, Career ERA: 3.39), Lucas Harrell (2016 ERA: 3.38, Career ERA: 4.74), and Andrew Cashner (2016 ERA: 4.76, Career ERA: 3.73) change teams.

Those names are a far cry from the “ace” caliber starters rumored to still be available on the market like Chris Sale (2016 ERA: 3.17, Career ERA: 2.95), Sonny Gray (2016 ERA: 5.43, Career ERA: 3.34), and Chris…