No matter what, the Justin Verlander trade will always be seen as a success in Houston.

He showed up, and barely two months later the Astros were 2017 world champions. They won each of the first 10 games in which he pitched, and though he lost a tough World Series Game 6 in the Astros' first chance to clinch the title, they don't win the ring without him.

But here's where the Verlander story gets even better for the Astros: They have him for the full year in 2018. They have him as a...

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