Houston Astros: Mark DeRosa proposes another deal

The Astros haul

Currently eight games under .500, the Tigers are seven games behind the Cleveland Indians for first place in the AL Central. This would be a kind of deal for the Astros to provide the Tigers with some top prospects to begin the rebuilding process.

The headliners for this trade would be Martes and Tucker, the top two prospects in the Houston Astros system. In the middle of his first major league stint, Martes has a 5.51 ERA with a 1.59 WHIP in four appearances, including three starts.

With a .259 batting average against, the electric right-hander has proved that he can throw, striking out 16 in 16.1 career innings. However, he does have some control issues, walking 11 in those four outings.

Tucker the great?

Tucker, however, is still grinding it out in the minor league system. After being promoted to Double-A Corpus Christi on May 30^th, he has shown some offensive promise. Through 25 games, he has a .257 batting average with a .821 OPS. He has 14 extra-base hits, including six home runs, and has driven in 17 RBIs.

Showing all of his five tools, he has also shown his speed a bit, swiping four bags on six attempts. Highly touted as soon as he was drafted in the first round, Tucker is on track to be a major league outfielder, depending on the system, as soon as sometime next season.

Although Tucker and Martes are the main pieces of this deal, Paulino and Marisnick bring depth to any major league roster. Paulino is a big right-handed starter with a mid-nineties fastball that can become a staple as a three or four starter in that Tigers rotation. Marisnick would have the opportunity to take over the majority of playing time out in center field with his speed and power potential.