Notes | The hard-throwing right-hander acquired from Houston was the top pitching prospect in baseball a half-dozen years ago.

The Houston Astros have traded Forrest Whitley to the Tampa Bay Rays for $100,000, sending the struggling right-hander to a new home after he was once a highly regarded prospect.

Maybe all Forrest Whitley needs is a change of scenery. Given how they do business, it should come as no surprise the Rays are willing to find out. The Rays acquired the righthanded Whitley, the 17th-overall selection of Houston in 2016,