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Prospect Perfect Fit Thursday – Houston Astros

Happy Thursday gang – it’s time to begin our newest feature here at MLB Prospect Pulse. Our Perfect Prospect Fit Series will run each Tuesday and Thursday leading up to Spring Training and will focus on one prospect from each organization who just might be a “perfect fit” for another team. This will be a fun exercise as much as anything else, although we’ll try to provide potential deals that might be acceptable for both sides whenever possible. There will obviously be some instances where one side may not have the desired return to get the other side to pull the trigger, so there may not be a proposal that works for one side or the other – these could wind up just being “pie in the sky” hopes and wishes, but what the heck…it’s hot stove season. We invite all of you to chime in with your comments, thoughts, and ideas on all of them (as well as your own) as we try to get through these cold quiet months with you.

We’ll be looking at both sides of the equation for each organization – a team that would be willing to part with significant value for one of their prospects, as well as a Top 10 prospect from another organization who could potentially become a long-term piece for them. These may (or may not) be able to be accomplished with the same trade.

Our first exercise will focus on the Houston Astros…

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