Jonah Keri broke down the deal for Grantland:
In return, the Astros picked up 19-year-old Danry Vasquez, an outfielder playing in the Midwest League and a player to be named later. The Venezuelan left fielder was the Tigers' sixth-ranked prospect coming into this season according to Baseball America. But he's hitting a modest .281/.333/.390 this year, and there are questions about his power, especially if he hopes to play a power position like corner outfield at higher levels. He's a nice lottery ticket for the Astros to get in exchange for a scrap-heap pickup like Veras, but not someone the Tigers figure to miss, one way or another. (Oh, and Jose Cisnero is probably your guy for saves in Houston, if you actually are a fantasy player.)Grant Brisbee thought the Astros executed a perfect flip of Veras:
They did make one move, though, and that was to sign Veras to a one-year, $2 million deal. It seemed odd, spending that much for a reliever who was okay, at best. That was their big move of the offseason.
That move turned out to be a perfectly executed play in the Bad Team Playbook...
The Astros didn't spend a lot of money in the offseason, but when they did, it was to find a closer-in-waiting who could help them in the future. That's a pretty nifty trick, and the successful reliever-to-closer transmutation was straight out of the Bad Team Playbook. It rarely works that well.
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