Isaac Paredes addresses trade rumors after reporting to camp
The The Houston Astros are running into a problem the lack of quality prospects needed to sustain a struggling team year after year as they look to replenish their aging stock. During this year’s free agency, they lost one of their best pitchers in Framber Valdez, and were largely out of business except for a few trades, including cutting the salary of outstanding outfielder Mauricio Dubon to the Atlanta Braves.
Considering how stacked the Astros are in the field, that’s not surprising Isaac Paredes found himself in the center lots of trade rumors. However, with Spring Training on the horizon, Paredes is still somehow a member of the Astros organization. He’s a productive player when healthy, but the Astros want to soften him up at times to address other positions of need, including their desire for a left-handed bat.
Furthermore, Paredes faces an extremely crowded pitching picture in Houston. Either way, Paredes did keeping calm despite the trade rumors, he also knows that being traded is nothing new to him anyway.
“This is where I thought I was going to be the whole time, so let’s see what happens,” Paredes said, per Brian McTaggart of MLB.com. “I only control what I do on the field. That’s the part I’m focused on. Whatever they do, it’s out of my control.”
Isaac Paredes could still help the Astros
Paredes has done nothing but produce whenever he’s on the court; last season he hit 20 home runs and drove in 53 runs in 438 games in 102 games. His OPS was at .810 and he is only 26 years old.
Unfortunately, the Astros don’t have much trade value, so Paredes stands out as one of their most traded assets. Even then, it shouldn’t be the worst idea in the world if he stays in Houston.
2026-02-16 08:20:00
