The Houston Astros are reportedly eyeing a trade for a versatile Minnesota Twins utility man as the MLB trade deadline approaches.

A Twins utilityman might make more sense than Arizona's third baseman, plus notes on other deadline options and Cam Smith's recent slide.

Chandler Rome of The Athletic (subscription required) has recently reported that the Astros has shown interest in Minnesota Twins super utility man Willi Castro. More News: Astros Must Improve Offense Following Mariners Acquisition of Josh Naylor

The Astros are out on Nolan Arenado trade talks as his declining stats, contract, and no-trade clause block another Houston pursuit.

Dana Brown's options for a left-handed bat could include an infielder or outfielder with possible return of Jose Altuve to second base.

Wagner is the 11th Astros player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. He joins Jeff Bagwell, Iván Rodríguez, Craig Biggio, Randy Johnson, Nolan Ryan, Don Sutton, Nellie Fox, Joe Morgan, Eddie Mathews and Robin Roberts. Former manager Leo Durocher was also inducted. Bagwell and Biggio are the only two that played their entire careers with Houston.

The Astros’ desire to add some left-handed balance to their righty-heavy lineup doesn’t mean the team is restricting itself to solely lefty swingers.

The sequence distilled a 7-1 loss for the Astros and a four-game sweep at the hands of the A's, the last-place team in the AL West. Houston mustered seven runs over four games against the A's at Daikin Park, shrinking its division lead and highlighting the short-handed state of its lineup.

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Starting in the leadoff spot for the first time in his nine-year career, Andujar homered on Colton Gordon's fifth pitch. With two out, Langeliers sent a 3-0 fastball over the train tracks in left for his 17th home run of the season.

Billy Wagner spent his first nine seasons in the majors with the Astros, who received a special recognition in his Hall of Fame speech.