Astros GM Jeff Luhnow's Trade Acquisitions

updated 8/16/12  10:10 PM PST
by Jason Martinez

We won't be able to fairly judge Jeff Luhnow's trades as Astros GM for at least a couple of years, but he is doing a great job of stockpiling the farm system with mid-level prospects that could help the big league club within a year or two. Here's what he's done thus far.

*Pre-season organizational prospect rankings from Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus are listed next to the player's name.
*Current level listed in parentheses

7/29/12
Traded: Chris Johnson to Diamondbacks

Acquired: 
•1B/OF Marc Krauss BA#16 (AAA)
•OF Bobby Borchering BA#10 BP#8 (AA)

7/24/12

Traded: Wandy Rodriguez and cash to Pirates

Acquired: 

•LHP Rudy Owens BA#16 BP#15 (AAA)

•OF Robbie Grossman BA#8 BP#6 (AA)

•LHP Colton Cain BA#13 BP#9 (A+)

7/21/12

Traded: Brett Myers and cash to White Sox

Acquired: 

•RHP Matt Heidenreich (AA) 

•LHP Blair Walters BA#27 (A+)

•RHP Chris Devenski (A)

7/20/12

Traded: David Carpenter, J.A. Happ, Brandon Lyon to Blue Jays

Acquired: 

•OF Ben Francisco (MLB)

•RHP Francisco Cordero (MLB)

•RHP Asher Wojciechowski BA#10 BP#18 (AA)

•C Carlos Perez BA#14 BP#19 (HiA)

•LHP David Rollins  (LoA)
•RHP Kevin Comer BA#17 BP#10 (Rk)

•RHP Joe Musgrove BA#20 BP#14 (Rk)

7/04/12

Traded: Carlos Lee to Marlins

Acquired: 

•3B Matt Dominguez BA#4 BP#6 (AAA)

•LHP Rob Rasmussen BA#7 BP#10 (AA)

5/26/12

Traded: Justin Ruggiano to Marlins

Acquired: 

•C Jobduan Morales (A)

3/20/12

Traded: Humberto Quintero and Jason Bourgeois to Royals

Acquired: 

•LHP Kevin Chapman BA#18 BP#19 (AA)

•OF D'Andre Toney (Rk)

12/14/11

Traded: Mark Melancon to Red Sox

Acquired: 

•SS Jed Lowrie (MLB)

•RHP Kyle Weiland (MLB)

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