Given that the Houston Astros have a pretty cluttered roster and some self-imposed spending limits they need to work around, a certain amount of creativity and a bit of risk-taking were always going to be in play this offseason. While Astros fans have been hoping that Houston would deal with the likely departure of Framber Valdez with another high-profile move, the team could have someone a little off the beaten path in mind instead.
Pitchers coming over from Japan and Korea are very hot commodities at the moment. Tatsuya Imai is one of the most popular free agents on the market period.