With Yordan Álvarez still sidelined and the lineup lacking left-handed power, Houston Astros general manager Dana Brown says finding a left-handed bat is the team’s top priority ahead of the MLB trade

The Houston Astros are searching for a left-handed hitter as the trade deadline nears, so could this $100 million corner infielder be a good fit?

ANAHEIM, Calif. - With the trade deadline about five weeks away, Houston Astros general manager Dana Brown offered some insight Sunday into the team's current top priority. Brown told the Astros' pregame radio show Sunday that acquiring a left-handed hitter is the "big issue" in the club's current discussions looking ahead to the July 31 deadline.