Carlos Gomez, Mike Fiers Headed to Houston Astros

Carlos Gomez is finally headed to a new ballclub. For real this time.

The Milwaukee Brewers finally found a suitable trade partner in the Houston Astros, sending Carlos Gomez and Mike Fiers in exchange for four prospective players.

The four players involved in the deal are outfielders Brett Phillips and Domingo Santana, right-hander Adrian Houser and left-hander Josh Hader.

The deal came less than 24 hours before word came out that Gomez was supposedly headed to the New York Mets.

However, the Mets weren’t pleased with what they saw in the medical reports, questioning the actual medical condition of Gomez.

The now botched trade involving Gomez apparently involved concerns regarding his hip. After spending two weeks on the disable list in April, the Mets started to doubt his overall health, hence the nixed transaction.

But as it turned out, the Mets weren’t the only team in the race for Gomez. General manager Doug Melvin, who had trouble sleeping with the botched transaction, revisited an old inquiry which involved the Houston Astros.

After some discussions, a deal was finally struck and Gomez was finally playing for another team for real.

As far as the Astros are concerned, the acquisition of Gomez and Fiers fit in perfectly with their search for a right-handed bat in Gomez while Fiers takes on the slack of starting pitcher.

The Astros seem to have completed their haul and could now be setting their sights at a postseason berth. And from the looks of it, both Gomez and Fiers have the experience and the numbers to back it all up.

Gomez holds a batting average of .262 that includes eight homers and 43 RBIs made in 75 games.

Fiers on the other hand is 5-9 and holds a 3.89 ERA in 21 starts for the Brewers. At Milwaukee, Fiers is 21-28 with a 3.66 ERA in 71 career games which includes 56 starts.

As far as Gomez is concerned, the trade is also a big relief after going through the process of trying to justify his health.

What’s more, the opportunity to join a team sitting in first place all the more excites the 30-year-old outfielder who wanted to take the first flight out to join his new club.

With regards to salaries, Gomez is entering his third year of a $28.3 million deal which will see him earn $8 million this year and $9 million in 2016. Fiers on the other hand is still in the middle of pre-arbitration and won’t hit free agency until 2020.

Both Gomez and Fiers are expected to suit up Friday.