Astros: 5 under-the-radar trade deadline candidates
By Drew Koch
Astros trade candidate: Odubel Herrera may be on borrowed time in Philly.
With the Philadelphia Phillies moving on from Joe Girardi, it would seem the front office and ownership don’t see the team as contenders in 2022. I can’t say that I blame them, the New York Mets are out to comfortable lead and the Phillies are several games below .500.
Odubel Herrera may not have his spot in center field for much longer. The Phillies have just actiavted one of their top prospect Mickey Moniak and with Kyle Schwarber, Nick Castellanos, and Bryce Harper all looking for ABs, Herrera may be the one riding the pine.
But the 30-year-old has played thus far in 2022. Herrera has an OPS+ of 123 and looks very comfortable at the plate several years of below-average statistics.
Jose Siri is a fine defender and packs a lot of power in his bat, but the former Cincinnati Reds farm hand is hitting just .216 this season. Astros’ manager Dusty Baker could platoon the left-handed hitting Herrera against right-handers and the right-handed hitting Siri against southpaws.