Unsurprisingly, Jake Meyers' name has appeared in trade rumors this offseason. The Houston Astros outfielder, fresh off his best season to date, is drawing trade interest from across Major League Baseball.
Meyers has always been a supreme defender, but this past season, he added an element to his game that few Astros fans thought possible. Meyers greatly reduced both his chase rate and whiff rate, and saw his strikeout rate take quite the dip as well.
As such, Meyers saw a tremendous uptick in offensive output. After posting a meager .219/.286/.360 slash line in 2024, the 29-year-old hit .