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Accessing Texans' biggest challenges and opportunities in free agency, trade market
Feb 12, 2025, 11:31 am
Should the Texans gamble on Stefon Diggs again? Composite Getty Image.
With free agency right around the corner and not a lot of cap room to work with, which position should the Texans make their top priority?
Offensive line or wide receiver? Clearly they need both, but based on the amount of hits Stroud took this season, and how the Super Bowl played out, it appears the o-line needs to be at the top of the list.
But what if the Texans could address receiver through a trade. Should they have any interest in acquiring Deebo Samuel or Cooper Kupp? And if so, what would be a fair asking price?
Or, would the team be better off bringing back Stefon Diggs?
ESPN Houston's John Granato and Lance Zierlien share their thoughts on Houston's top offseason priorities, and much more in the video above!
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Oswald Peraza hit a two-run single in the ninth inning to help the Los Angeles Angels snap a three-game losing skid by beating the Houston Astros 4-1 on Saturday night.
Peraza entered the game as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning and hit a bases-loaded fly ball to deep right field that eluded the outstretched glove of Cam Smith. It was the fourth straight hit off Astros closer Bryan Abreu (3-4), who had not allowed a run in his previous 12 appearances.
The Angels third run of the ninth inning scored when Mike Trout walked with the bases loaded.
Kyle Hendricks allowed one run while scattering seven hits over six innings. He held the Astros to 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position, the one hit coming on Jesús Sánchez’s third-inning infield single that scored Jeremy Peña.
Reid Detmers worked around a leadoff walk to keep the Astros scoreless in the seventh, and José Fermin (3-2) retired the side in order in the eighth before Kenley Jansen worked a scoreless ninth to earn his 24th save.
Houston’s Spencer Arrighetti struck out a season-high eight batters over 6 1/3 innings. The only hit he allowed was Zach Neto’s third-inning solo home run.
Yordan Alvarez had two hits for the Astros, who remained three games ahead of Seattle for first place in the AL West.
Key moment
Peraza’s two-run single to deep right field that broke a 1-1 tie in the ninth.
Key Stat
Opponents were 5 for 44 against Abreu in August before he allowed four straight hits in the ninth.
Up next
Astros RHP Hunter Brown (10-6, 2.37 ERA) faces RHP José Soriano (9-9, 3.85) when the series continues Sunday.