The #Astros rotation is set!
Hunter Brown
Mike Burrows
Cristian Javier
Tatsuya Imai
Lance McCullers Jr
Spencer Arrighetti will start out in Triple-A until he’s needed as a 6th starter.
Right-hander Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers are in agreement on a one-year contract. Verlander, 43 next week, returns to the team with which he spent his first 13 seasons and whose hat he'll wear in the Hall of Fame.
Source confirms: Free-agent left-hander Framber Valdez in agreement with Tigers on three-year, $115M contract. Deal includes deferrals and an opt-out after year two. First: @JeffPassan
WHO WOULD SAY NO…?
The #Texans trade quarterback CJ Stroud and three first-round picks for #Bengals QB Joe Burrow.
Houston would immediately become the best team in the league, pairing Burrow and their defense.
Cincinnati would get a historic haul of picks and a potential QB.
You don’t pay Stroud a dime this offseason.
He hasn’t earned it. Will Anderson Jr. on the other hand deserves a key to the city and a lifetime contract.