Cease could just be a half-year rental because of all the starting pitchers on Houston's injured list. The Astros have a full rotation sidelined. Lance McCullers, Luis Garcia, Ronel Blanco, Spencer Arrighetti, Cristian Javier and J.P. France are all on the injured list.

The Mariners and Astros are both in the running for one of the top infielders on the market at the trade deadline.

Somehow, despite the Houston Astros losing Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker thisoffseason, they are still the top dogs in the AL West. It’s even more wild whenyou look at their division rival Seattle Mariners’ talent,