The Houston Astros have traded Forrest Whitley to the Tampa Bay Rays for $100,000, sending the struggling right-hander to a new home after he was once a highly regarded prospect.

The Houston Astros traded right-hander Forrest Whitley to the Tampa Bay Rays after designating him for assignment last weekend, the team announced Friday, ending his tenure in the organization.

If Forrest Whitley's time in the Houston Astros organization is done - the team designated him for assignment Sunday, giving it seven days to trade him or place him on waivers - his nine-year tenure ...

Houston Astros starting pitcher Forrest Whitley is a former top prospect who has fallen upon hard times. Whitley has struggled with injuries over the course of ...

Friday’s deal ends the Astros’ nine-year relationship with Whitley, whom they selected at pick No. 17 in the 2016 draft and gave a $3.148 million signing bonus. Whitley threw just 10 2/3 major-league ...

The Rays on Friday acquired right-hander Forrest Whitley from the Astros for cash considerations. Whitley, a former ...

The Tampa Bay Rays acquired right-hander Forrest Whitley from the Houston Astros in exchange for cash considerations on Friday.

Forrest Whitley never established himself as reliable part of the Houston Astros ' pitching staff. Houston's former top ...

The Houston Astros have dealt one of their former top draft picks to the Tampa Bay Rays for cash considerations.

Forrest Whitley was the first to admit the Astros gave him a long runway throughout his career to reach the Major Leagues, ...

The Houston Astros made the surprising decision to designate Forrest Whitley for assignment. For all intents and purposes, that likely will end the former first-round pick's tenure with the ...

HOUSTON — The Houston Astros designated right-hander Forrest Whitley for assignment on Sunday, putting their tumultuous, nine-year partnership with the pitcher in peril. Once touted as the top ...