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Trade: Houston Astros acquired RHP Justin Verlander from Detroit Tigers for LHP Franklin Perez, OF Daz Cameron and C Jake Rogers
The on-again, off-again, on-again nature of this trade kept everyone glued to Twitter (the 21st century version of the news wire). News finally broke shortly after midnight ET on Sept. 1, and the Astros now have another power arm in their rotation.
