Jordan Lyles was tough to part with in the sense that the upside is untapped. The upside in Jordan remains as he owns an average to above average arsenal with the frame of a workhorse. The big righty profiles as a middle of the rotation arm if he pans out. Not long ago, Lyles was a highly touted prospect coming in at #42 on MLB's top 100, and although he's been in the show three years already, Jordan is still at the ripe age of 23. He's a very intriguing guy with the potential of putting it all together out of the rotation or transitioning to a bullpen role and sustaining success. I say that to say this, In justifying parting with him, Jordan has 300 innings of major league work under his belt, including 140 innings in consecutive campaigns with 25 starts a pop, therefore the sample size is somewhat extended regardless of his youth and that sample size has not been too attractive. Jordan has lacked the ability to miss bats, and he doesn't own a true out pitch. His GB % has fluctuated sporadically, as well as has the value of his two seam. Lyles four seam offering boasts a negative value, and this past year he saw regression with his two seam as he saw a positive value pitch in 2012 move to a negative value offering in 2013. Jordan has simply been too easy to make contact against as he owns a O-contact %, Z-contact %, and general contact% all above league average. Whether it be in the zone, or out of it, guys aren't having trouble with putting the bat on the ball, and that's a problem for a guy without a high GB rate. Can Jordan Lyles put it together? Who knows, possibly so, but The Astros were given an oppritunity that they could not pass on