Trade season doesn't start in earnest until after the All-Star break, but with just over six weeks until the trade deadline, it's officially trade rumors season.

Christian Walker went 8-for-42 across his next 12 games, negating whatever nirvana the superstition may have spurred. He averaged at least a 96.5 exit velocity during eight of those 12 contests, continuing a confluence of poor luck and putrid results.

Hello, Astros fans. When we last corresponded, Houston had yet to spend a day alone in first place this season. What a difference two weeks makes. The Astros awoke Thursday with a four-game lead in an underwhelming American League West.

The Mariners are in danger of ceding the division to the Astros once again but the team could turn to the trade market for help.

The Houston Astros have been playing some phenomenal baseball as of late, seizing control of the American League West again and currently holding strong with a three-game lead. After it looked like their competitive window had closed during the early part of the season,