Report: Athletics Acquire OF Ramon Laureano From Astros

Nov 21, 2017, 12:00 AM | Updated: Jan 4, 2019, 11:21 am

(Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)...

(Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

(Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

The Oakland A’s have acquired OF Ramon Laureano from the Houston Astros in exchange for RHP Brandon Bailey.

Jane Lee of MLB.com   out the news Monday afternoon.

Laureano, 23, was drafted by the Houson Astros in the 16th round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft. He finished 2016 with a .319 batting average along with 15 home runs and 73 RBI’s.

Bailey finished his 2017 minor league season with a 2-1 record, 4.24 ERA with the Stockton Ports.

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