The Houston Astros would make a big upgrade at first base if they pulled off a trade for the Chicago White Sox slugger.
have gotten minimal production out of the first base position this season. Giving 2020 AL MVP Jose Abreu a three-year, $58.5 million deal certainly didn't go as planned, and he wasin recent games, but his .222/.321/.329 slash line with five home runs in 167 at-bats leaves for a potential upgrade to be made before the July trade deadline.
6-4 in their last 10 games and winners of three straight, Houston sits seven games behind in the American League West. They're five games out of a Wild Card spot, which isn't ideal at this point in the season, but they still have time to earn a postseason bid."Unlike DeJong, Vaughn isn’t headed for free agency this offseason, so the White Sox might not be inclined to deal the 26-year-old.
He's currently slashing .239/.290/.386 with nine home runs. However, as Feinsand points out, there's reason for optimism. The right-handed slugger is also coming off a season where he blasted 21 home runs and posted a 102 OPS+, the second straight season with an OPS+ above 100.
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