He has been a prodigy and a bust. A culprit of his own doing and a victim of cruel circumstances. He was once the best pitching prospect in the game, and was also dumped last week for next to nothing.

Maybe all Forrest Whitley needs is a change of scenery. Given how they do business, it should come as no surprise the Rays are willing to find out. The Rays acquired the righthanded Whitley, the 17th-overall selection of Houston in 2016,

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.