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The Astros could look to continue past the Mariners in the AL West by boosting their lineup in a huge way before the trade deadline.

Over the last month, the Houston Astros have completely closed the gap on the Seattle Mariners in the AL West. It’s been the perfect mixture of the Mariners collapsing and the Astros going on an incredible tear.

With the trade deadline coming up, Houston could look to absolutely bury the Mariners if they have a successful deadline.

One place that Houston could look to add an intriguing option is at first base. The Astros first base situation has been questionable at best, with the mediocre Jon Singleton emerging as the starter.

While the Astros may not be able to add a high end slugger like Pete Alonso, Vlad Guerrero Jr., or Christian Walker, they may be able to add Tampa Bay Rays Silver Slugger, Yandy Diaz.

According to MLB insider, Jon Morosi, the Rays are open to offers for their infielder.

Diaz, 32, has two additional years of team control left on his contract. The Rays infielder his .330 last season and is slashing .273/.329/.396 this year with 30 extra base hits. He would be a clear upgrade over what the Astros are putting out at first base right now and since he’s available, they would be foolish to not make a serious attempt at him.