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.

With the fear that Isaac Paredes will miss the remainder of the season, the Houston Astros are thinking about trading for Carlos Correa at the deadline, according to Bob Nightengale. Correa is a homegrown product and led the Astros to four division titles,

There is still plenty of time for deals to be made, and general manager Dana Brown should be very active in buying at the deadline, despite all the trade rumors surrounding his own players. The official deadline for trades in the 2025 Major League Baseball is 6:00 PM EST on Thursday,