A seven-time All-Star and 2009 AL Cy Young Award winner, the Florida native came to the Astros in a surprise deal at the 2019 trade deadline for four prospects. He went 8-1 with a 3.02 ERA in 10 starts to close the regular season. then 0-2 in the postseason although he made two starts with no decisions and a 2.45 ERA in the World Series. The righthander pitched six shutout innings and had the lead in Game 7 of the World Series before Houston bowed out in defeat.

Through 2019, Greinke has compiled a 205-123 career mark encompassing 16 seasons, a 3.35 ERA, six consecutive Gold Gloves, and two Silver Slugger awards while toiling for the Royals, Brewers, Angels, Dodgers, Diamondbacks and Astros. Greinke has two more years on his current contract paying $35 million per year, although the Arizona Diamondbacks are kicking in over $10 million of that each year.