What happened today in team history? 2015 - Rasmus joins the Astros Just a day after trading one outfielder in Dexter Fowler, the Houston Astros signed free-agent Colby Rasmus to a one-year deal worth $8 million.
And Melky CabreraColby Rasmus turns 38 today. Colby was a first-round pick in 2005, 28th in all. We picked Ricky Romero 6th. He was on Baseball America’s top 100 prospects three years in a row.
We remember the trades to acquire Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, and R.A. Dickey from the mid-2010s, but there was another deal made prior to all of those for an outfielder who called Toronto home for a few seasons.