A few days ago, the “news” broke that the Astros were interested in Seth Lugo of the Mets from the desk of Marc Craig from the Athletic.
Hearing that the Astros and Mets have recently been engaged in trade talks. Houston has shown interest in Seth Lugo and New York has been doing some background work on Astros minor leaguers. Unclear if talk has gained traction.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) December 29, 2018
Obviously, this doesn’t mean much, but with an Astros front office that rarely even elicits smoke from the rumor mill, it seemed well worth the deep dive to see if Lugo may be a fit for us.