Astros

The Astros acquired an outfielder named Domingo Santana as the player to be named later in the Hunter Pence trade back on August 15, 2011.

Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports that the Phillies have reached an agreement with the Astros to acquire reliever Wilton Lopez. (Listen to Phillies assistant GM Scott Proefrock on the Sports Bash with Mike Gill talking about the Phillies hot stove) It's not clear who the Astros will get in return, but Heyman hears that they will receive some near major league-ready prospects...

When you're playing for a wild card spot you need to win. You can't lose to a bad team. You can't lose, period, but losing to a bad team means you probably don't deserve to make it into the playoffs.

The Astros are bad. Like, really bad. So bad, in fact, that, faster than you can say "And You Thought The '62 Mets Were Bad," chatter has it that Clemens, 50, could factor into their plans. Even ownership is saying it. Per the Houston Chronicle: “If it gets to the point where it makes sense for him to pitch in the big leagues, the only way we can be as fan-friendly as we’re trying to be

Right fielder Hunter Pence has agreed to a one-year contract with the Phillies