The Astros front office can meet those demands without gutting its farm system. A package centered around Miguel Ullola, James Hicks, and Brice Matthews aligns with both organizations’ timelines. The Cardinals add volume and upside to their pitching pipeline, while the Astros convert prospect depth into immediate major-league impact.

Jake Meyers had been a target of trade talks as well but GM Dana Brown says he will be team's center-fielder, for now.

Having made no secret about their need for starting pitching depth this offseason, the Astros continued addressing that void on Friday. They netted right-hander Mike Burrows from the Pirates in a three-team blockbuster trade.

According to his MLB.com profile, ex- Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros shortstop Zack Short signed a minor league contract with the Yankees on December 12. Short, 30, is a five-year veteran and former 17th-round draft pick by the Chicago Cubs in 2016.

The Houston Astros are seemingly bound to lose Framber Valdez, and the Baltimore Orioles seem like the perfect fit.

The Astros are set to acquire Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Mike Burrows in a three-team trade also involving the Tampa Bay Rays, according to The Athletic’s Chandler Rome and Ken Rosenthal. Houston will send outfield prospect Jacob Melton and right-handed pitching prospect Anderson Brito to Tampa Bay in the deal.

Astros in serious trade talks to land 3.94 ERA starter in wild three-team deal with Pirates, Rays originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Houston Astros are in trade talks this offseason, and while it's no surprise, the club is in serious talks for a wild three-team trade.

Houston GM Dana Brown described Burrows as an "upside play” with potential to blossom into a "pillar" of future Astros rotations.

It has remained a quiet offseason for the Houston Astros and general manager Dana Brown so far. That really should not come as a surprise, given the Astros are