Astros Predicted To Cut Ties With Justin Verlander After Signing Christian Walker [Video]

The Houston Astros made a shocking move on Friday afternoon, reportedly agreeing to terms on a three-year, $60 million deal with Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker. Walker was a target of the New York Yankees before he agreed to head to Houston.

In response to this, Houston is going to have to clear money somewhere. It’ll be letting multiple guys go in free agency.

FanSided’s Cody Williams recently predicted the Astros would cut ties with legendary starter Justin Verlander this winter, especially after signing Walker to a pretty large deal.

“Verlander posted a 5.48 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP over 17 starts this past season and never quite looked right, much less like the dominant force he’d been so often in his career,” Williams wrote. “Once again speaking to breaking up …