Overview
- Bleacher Report’s Kerry Miller, in coverage summarized by The Sporting News, predicts Houston will pivot to selling after an 11-19 start marked by poor pitching and the American League’s worst record.
- Miller frames any Houston moves as targeted, saying expiring or surplus pieces are most likely to go, with names such as Isaac Paredes, Christian Walker, Lance McCullers Jr., Bryan Abreu, Steven Okert, and Enyel De Los Santos cited as possibilities.
- He advises the Astros to keep cornerstone players like Yordan Alvarez, Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa, Jeremy Pena, and Hunter Brown to avoid a full rebuild.
- For the Phillies, Mets, Blue Jays, and Red Sox, Miller expects a hold posture because luxury-tax payrolls make trading core contributors less sensible, even after signs of strain such as Philadelphia’s dismissal of Rob Thomson.
- He notes the Phillies’ most viable chips include Alec Bohm and Adolis Garcia, while the Mets’ potential trade pieces such as Luis Robert Jr., Bo Bichette, Freddy Peralta, and Jorge Polanco have undercut value due to injuries or slumps.