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Astros rumors: 3 biggest trade deadline mistakes

By Noah Yingling

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - JULY 25: Jake Odorizzi #17 of the Houston Astros pitches against the Oakland Athletics in the bottom of the first inning at RingCentral Coliseum on July 25, 2022 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - JULY 25: Jake Odorizzi #17 of the Houston Astros pitches against the Oakland Athletics in the bottom of the first inning at RingCentral Coliseum on July 25, 2022 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – JULY 26: Chas McCormick #20 of the Houston Astros at bat against the Oakland Athletics at RingCentral Coliseum on July 26, 2022 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /

2. Not addressing centerfield

With the acquisition of Trey Mancini, the Astros have some more depth at first base and in the corner outfield spot. Yuli Gurriel has been a shell of what he was last year and Mancini should be their primary first baseman going forward. But the Astros could always play Gurriel at first and either have Yordan Álvarez in left and Mancini as their DH (or vice versa). But the Astros didn’t fully address their outfield.

Centerfield is the weakest of the positions for the Astros and in the last few days since the trade deadline, Chas McCormick has picked it up with the bat. He was hitting .228/.319/.408 entering Trade Deadline day. Now, he enters Saturday hitting .237/.327/.424. It’s still not great but it is definitely an improvement.

Jake Meyers has struggled at the plate on the season (a .215/.267/.327 slash line) so centerfield is a bit iffy. Infielder Aledmys Díaz can play left field (and right field in a pinch) but if Chas McCormick doesn’t continue to hit well (as he has for two games), then it could be an issue for the Astros.

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