Astros Land Desperately Needed Upside for Roy Oswalt

by Frankie Piliere

Filed under: Astros, Blue Jays, Phillies, Prospects, MLB Trade Deadline, Advanced Scouting

When it comes to the Houston Astros, it has been a consistent struggle in recent years to develop or acquire young, high-upside talent. By trading Roy Oswalt, they took an enormous step in the right direction in landing a proper level of high-impact type talent in return.

Houston hasn't exactly been known for outstanding trades, but in this particular case score one for the 'Stros. In Jonathan Villar, the Astros took a necessary gamble on a talented low-level player and also got themselves a quality young lefty with big league experience in J.A. Happ. We've seen quite a bit of Happ at the big league level, but the real difference-makers could end up being Villar and Brett Wallace (pictured at right) -- the latter coming over from the Blue Jays in exchange for Anthony Gose, another part of the package in the Oswalt deal, who in turn bolsters Toronto's rapidly improving farm system.

Here's a breakdown of the prospects on the move Thursday:

 

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