(And, to Houston's credit, I did and continue to think that trade could pay dividends.) So, how do you reconcile that trade (and its implicit motivations) with some of the others the Astros have made?

One of the more bizarre developments from last offseason was the failed attempt by the Houston Astros to trade for St. Louis ... Arenado provided some fascinating insights into his thought process.

The Astros are looking to hook up with a fellow MLB contender for a win-win trade ... some insight into the thought process via general manager Dana Brown. The GM admitted that Houston is actively ...

The Houston Astros have been looking to add a starting pitcher ahead of the MLB trade deadline over the past couple of weeks. Their search was not a quiet one. Dana Brown, the team's general ...

Valdez, who currently holds that title in Houston ... since the Astros emerged from a rebuild nearly a decade ago about whether Crane is right. “Does the Kyle Tucker trade mean it’s the ...

Paredes will feast on the Crawford Boxes and Wesneski is a nice depth arm, and Smith is Houston's new top prospect, but the Astros are a worse team today than they were before the trade ...

The Astros figure to be in the market for another starting pitcher or two and maybe a first baseman. We take a look at Houston’s most notable deals — good and bad — at or near the trade ...

The Houston Astros performed major reconstructive surgery ... At least one of the players acquired in the Tucker trade is going to take over a vacated infield spot. Isaac Paredes is penciled ...

The Houston Astros have been subject to plenty of trade talk with the MLB deadline fast approaching, especially first base. While players like Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Pete Alonso have dominated ...

Any first baseman showing signs of life in his bat will no doubt end up the target of Houston Astros trade rumors. The Arizona Diamondbacks’ Christian Walker, however, tops Houston’s wish list ...

The Astros landed a starter — at a cost. Houston completed a deal Monday night to acquire left-hander Yusei Kikuchi from the Toronto Blue Jays and fortify its injury-ravaged starting rotation ...