After watching their inter-division rival, the Texas Rangers, improve their ball club in noticeable ways each of the past two trade deadlines, it is understandable why the Houston Astros would have a sour disposition. The fact that Cole Hamels and Jonathan Lucroy weren’t meant to be Rangers at first has to be salt in that gnarly wound.
Bob Nightengale of USA Today had an interesting article that discussed the subject of the Rangers benefiting from the Astros misfortune when it comes to no-trade clauses. General manager Jeff Luhnow had some interesting thoughts on the matter, which I recommend you check out.