PhotoHOUSTON — The Houston Astros, the defending World Series champions, have bolstered their rotation with another big arm, acquiring Gerrit Cole from the Pittsburgh Pirates in a five-player trade. The Pirates got the right-handers Joe Musgrove and Michael Feliz, third baseman Colin Moran and outfielder Jason Martin for their ace. Newsletter Sign Up Continue reading the main story Marc Stein He has covered Jordan. Cole will join the former Cy Young Award winners Dallas Keuchel and Justin Verlander on a team that just won its first championship. The Yankees had been among the teams mentioned in recent trade speculation involving Cole.

Source: New York Times January 14, 2018 00:33 UTC