Astros' rotation depth offers trade options

HOUSTON -- In effort to land a bat to add to their struggling offense, the Astros are willing to trade one of their starting pitchers.

The Astros have six healthy starting pitchers when you include right-hander Brad Peacock, who was recently sent to Triple-A Oklahoma City after a pair of shaky outings. That leaves right-handers Scott Feldman, Jarred Cosart and Collin McHugh and left-handers Dallas Keuchel Brett Oberholtzer, though Feldman's three-year, $30-million deal makes him difficult to move.

Houston general manager Jeff Luhnow indicated Monday no deals were in the works. The non-waiver Trade Deadline is Thursday.

"Our offense has been struggling, so as we have conversations, we'll explore options that might give us some help offensively," Luhnow said.

The Astros, who have scored six runs in their previous four games, are especially thin in the outfield, where Dexter Fowler (intercostal strain), George Springer (quad strain) and Alex Presley (oblique strain) are all on the 15-day disabled and not expected to return until Thursday.

"It's absolutely a concern," Luhnow said. "The best thing we can do for the Trade Deadline is to get Fowler, Springer and Presley back healthy. That could be an unbelievable coup for us. Hopefully, they're not too far away."