Considering the non-tender deadline is on Friday night, some housecleaning is in order for the Houston Astros by the end of the week. The Astros entered the offseason with a whopping 16 players who were eligible for arbitration, but have already made some headway on those decisions, by designating Ramon Urias for assignment earlier this week.
Trades are a common practice across Major League Baseball, and ahead of Friday's non-tender deadline, that likely will be the case. While the Texas Rangers are hoping to trade Adolis Garcia and Jonah Heim before the deadline, the Astros may be hoping to follow suit with one of their own arbitration-eligible players.