The Houston Astros sure bet big on Mike Burrows this offseason. Prior to signing Tatsuya Imai, it seemed as if Burrows was going to be the one and only big splash in the starting rotation. And boy was that splash costly.
In the three-way deal, Houston had to give up two of their top prospects in Jacob Melton and Anderson Brito. Brito was the top-ranked arm in the system, while the Rays brass couldn't stop raving about Melton's five-tool potential. For a farm system that was already light on high-end talent, losing these two promising youngsters stung.