Houston shuffles its outfield
Jul 5 2026
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Houston Astros
NEWS: The Astros reshuffled their OF, sending down Jake Meyers and Joey Loperfido to Triple-A promoting Zach Dezenzo and activating LaMonte Wade Jr. from the 10-day IL.
IMPACT: Medium
BHQ SPIN: Meyers had been losing playing time over the course of the season, where the decline of his once-stellar CF defense couldn’t make up for the listless bat (.199/.257/.309 slash line). This secures time over the short-term for Brice Matthews and Taylor Trammell in CF. Wade has recovered from a hamstring injury and will see strong-side platoon work in LF, perhaps with Dezenzo, who slashed .264/.417./.363 with 2 HR and 9 SB in the minors. We’ve cut PT for Meyers and Loperfido, and balanced it out with Wade and...
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