Should the Astros make Ken Giles a trade candidate?

Despite Ken Giles‘ recent demotion to the minors, there should be other teams willing to take another chance on the embattled reliever.

The trade deadline is only a matter of days away on July 31st, and the Astros have adequate time to make another deal or two. Acquiring Martin Maldonado from the Angels was a step to shore up depth at catcher while awaiting on Brian McCann‘s return from the DL. While the need to execute a trade to acquire another reliever is debatable, Houston should be on the lookout.

In terms of trade chips, the Astros have plenty in the minors. Names like Yordan Alvarez, Cionel Perez, J.B. Bukauskas, and others litter top prospects rankings. Kyle Tucker and Forrest Whitley…