Ok. Ok. Everything comes with a grain of salt at this point in the process until and unless someone breaks the deal.

But, I want to offer the following report about a Kyle Tucker trade from a beat writer who used to cover the Astros for the Chronicle and has been writing about the game for a long time. Jose de Jesus Ortiz may be wrong on this – well, his sources may be wrong – but this is very much worth putting in front of you:

FULL STORY:

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