Chatting with reporters from the Winter Meetings, Astros general manager Dana Brown indicated this evening that the team is planning to give and regular outfield run (relayed by ). Meyers will get the first shot at holding down the center field job, while McCormick is expected to play primarily in left field. Its a more notable announcement with regard to Meyers. MLB.coms Jon Morosi suggested a couple weeks ago that the Astros were discu sing the 27-year-old in trade talks. Brown downplayed that Fred Mcgriff Jersey po sibility, acknowledging that while the club received some calls on Meyers, they have no interest in moving him. Entering the season with Meyers atop the center field depth chart is a fairly risky play for a team that intends to compete for a division title. The Nebraska product hasnt provided much offensively over parts of three big league campaigns. Hes a career .235/.296/.379 hitter. Meyers ran a similar .227/.296/.382 batting line in a personal-high 347 plate appearances last season. He hit 10 homers but posted worse than average walk (7.6%) and strikeout (25.8%) rates. While Meyers hasnt been much of a factor with the bat, he has played very well on the other side of the ball. Public metrics grade him as a plus defender in center field. In just under 1500 career innings at the outfields most demanding position, he has rated 12 to 18 runs better than average by measure of Defensive Runs Saved and Statcast. The Astros are evidently sufficiently pleased with Meyers glove to pa s on whatever trade overtures theyve received. That moves McCormick to left field on most days, although Brown suggested McCormick would still see some work up the middle as needed. While the 28-year-old has yet to tally 500 plate appearances in any MLB season, he has been consistently excellent when plugged into the lineup. McCormick posted a .273/.353/.489 slash with 22 homers over 457 plate appearances a season ago. is entrenched in right field. It seems the Astros are content with a McCormick, Meyers, Tucker outfield alignment on most days, with rotating between left field and designated hitter. is on hand as a utility option who can cover center field off the bench. That aligns with prior comments from Brown, who has consistently suggested he the outfield as a significant offseason priority. Shannon Stewart Jersey