The Houston Astros have been the most resilient team in Major League Baseballthis season. After letting Alex Bregman walk in free agency and trading awayKyle Tucker, nobody thought the Astros would find success.

The Houston Astros need to go out and bolster their offense, and this Tampa Bay Rays All-Star is the way to do it.

While the Orioles would find greater depths, rock bottom for Morton came April 20, an Easter Sunday start in which he gave up seven runs but recorded just seven outs against the Cincinnati Reds, a 24-2 throttling that portended grimmer things for the 9-12 Orioles.

David Schoenfield of ESPN predicts that Houston will trade for Baltimore Orioles slugger Ryan O'Hearn.

Major League Baseball's trade deadline is scheduled for next Thursday, which means teams have less than a week to get their midsummer shopping done. The moves have already started, as the Mariners recently acquired Josh Naylor from the Diamondbacks while the Yankees acquired Ryan McMahon in a trade with the Rockies.

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