Tis the season for trades of guys who have seen better days. If you’re confused on how that works after the so-called “trade deadline” of July 31, go read this. Anyway: the Houston Astros acquired lefty reliever Oliver Perez from the Arizona Diamondbacks for lefty Junior Garcia.
Perez is 2-1 with a 3.10 ERA in 48 appearances this season and sports a K/BB ratio of 37/11 in 29 innings. He’s, quite obviously, a lefty specialist and he’s been a pretty decent one for the Diamondbacks. Garcia is only 19 and is serving his first season in the Gulf Coast League.
The Astros sport a one and a half game lead in the AL West, but the Angels are gonna be there the rest of the season, so any little bit helps.
