Padres to Trade Outfielder to Houston Astros: Report
The San Diego Padres have reportedly traded outfielder Oliver Carrillo to the Houston Astros in exchange for International Bonus Pool money.
Sammy Levitt of 97.3 The Fan Padres radio reported the news on Tuesday evening.
Carrillo, 22, has spent the last two seasons on the Padres Dominican League teams.
He appeared in 91 games over the last two years, slashing .315/.505/.611 with 20 home runs and 75 runs batted in.
Carrillo was born in Mexico and plays the outfield and first base. He was signed by the Padres to a minor league contract back in December 2021.
Carrillo is now heading to Houston, who are sending back money to the Friars.
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Insider Projects Houston Astros Use Interesting Starting Rotation This Year
The Houston Astros still have plenty of pieces that can help them win their third World Series championship.
Some questions still remain how those pieces fit together.
Josh Hader likely takes over as the closer for Ryan Pressly, but new manager Joe Espada hasn’t announced anything official yet. The bullpen also has major depth concerns and some unproven players will become main contributors.
With unknowns still present entering the upcoming season, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com thinks the Astros will use a six-man starting rotation in 2024.
“… the Astros still have six solid arms they can turn to in their rotation. They have six off-days in the first six weeks of the regular season and could opt to use a six-man rotation out of the gate,” he writes.
This is certainly interesting from a broad picture perspective.
Theoretically, this setup should help out an unproven bullpen if the starters can go deep into games whenever they’re on the mound.
