The Houston Astros have possibly the best hitter in baseball in their lineup in Yordan Alvarez. Alvarez appears to be staying put, as the Astros have no plan to move him at the trade deadline. Instead, Houston will likely be buyers. At 45-47, the Astros are just 2.5 games behind the Seattle Mariners for first place in the AL West. The Athletic's Jim Bowden wrote Monday that a main priority on offense could be a left-handed-hitting outfielder. "The Astros are searching for a left-handed-hitting outfielder with pop to better balance their lineup. There are not a lot of players available who fit that profile, but a few significant ones they should target include Jarren Duran, Kerry Carpenter, Ryan O’Hearn and maybe even Mickey Moniak," Bowden wrote. Among the four outfielders Bowden listed, D