Cubs Acquire Dexter Fowler From Astros For Luis Valbuena And Dan Straily

It's very early and described in the tweet you're about to see as "breaking news," but it appears the Cubs have acquired Dexter Fowler from the Astros:

Breaking news -Cubs close to completing trade for Houston CF Dexter Fowler .

— Bruce Levine (@MLBBruceLevine) January 19, 2015

There doesn't yet appear to be any word on who would be heading to Houston in exchange for Fowler. Here's one bit of information:

Source: #Astros’ return for Fowler from #Cubs includes major-league players.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 19, 2015

This would be a good acquisition -- depending, of course, on the cost in players given in order to acquire Fowler. He turns 29 in March and has a reputation as a fine defensive center fielder. He also draws plenty of walks, something this front office has made a priority. In 2014, he hit .276/.375/.399, drawing 66 bases on balls. In fact, his BB numbers have been remarkably consistent over his six full big-league seasons: 67, 57, 68, 68, 65 and 66. He's got a .366 lifetime on-base percentage that would look very good at the top of Joe Maddon's lineup. (Remember! Maddon said at the convention that he hasn't written out a single lineup yet!)

I'll update this post when I have information on who else is involved in this deal.

UPDATE: Based on various tweets, the deal sends Dan Straily and Luis Valbuena to the Astros for Fowler.