The Tampa Bay Rays acquired right-hander Forrest Whitley from the Houston Astros in exchange for cash considerations Friday. Whitley, once a top-10 prospect in baseball, was designated for ...

The Astros selected Whitley out of Alamo Heights High School with the 17th pick in the 2016 draft. As a senior, Whitley dominated the mound, posting a 9-1 record and a 0.31 ERA while fanning 126 ...

Whitley entered the 2022 season as the Astros' No. 5 prospect, but never quite found his footing in the big leagues. He owns a career 17-20 record with a 4.75 ERA in the minor leagues, but his ...

Whitely did not step on an MLB mound until 2024, appearing in 7 1/2 innings with Houston, in which he posted a 12.27 ERA in that time. This was Houston's red button to part ways with Whitely. A ...

— Rays Communications (@RaysPR) June 28, 2025 Whitley, 27, was traded to the Rays by the Houston Astros on June 13. Since arriving in Tampa, the former first-round pick has struggled.

The Astros picked late in the first round and didn't have a second-round pick. They didn't have many picks, and they didn't have much money to spend either. Given those factors, virtually their entire ...