There were some “rough” days, Forrest Whitley admitted, after the Astros designated him for assignment earlier this month. He had been with the organization for nearly a decade, from the time he was drafted in the first round out of high school,

The Houston Astros have been unquestionably one fo the best franchise sin all of sports over the last ten years, but they've had some fascinating glitchy moments.

Forrest Whitley never established himself as reliable part of the Houston Astros ' pitching staff. Houston's former top prospect will now look to become a Major League mainstay with a different franchise after a trade early Friday afternoon.

Ryan Pepiot had a season-high 11 strikeouts, Jake Mangum went 3 for 4 with three RBIs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-1 on Monday night. Forrest Whitley made his debut with the Rays in the ninth inning and retired three straight to extend the bullpen's scoreless streak to 16 2/3 innings.

A day after requesting a trade, Aaron Civale got his wish — being dealt to the White Sox (ouch) in exchange for Andrew Vaughn. Former top pitching prospect Forrest Whitley was t