THE RUMOR: TheAstros will pursue Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera or free-agent slugger Edwin Encarnacion this winter.REPORTED BY: Jon Morosi,MORE: THE DETAILS:Morosi notes apayroll increase is loomingfor the Astros, who disappointed this past season after finishing second in the AL West and reaching the ALDS in 2015. Houston has one of the strongest farm systems and a David Montgomery Jersey slew of young talent but only two players signed beyond 2017.THIS PAST SEASON:Cabrera batted.316/.393/.563with 38 homers and 108 RBIs en route to Mike Ditka Jersey his 13th consecutive All-Star selection. A career.321 hitter,Cabrera made$28 million last season andis still owed $220 million over the next seven. He will be 34-years-old next season.Encarnacionbatted .263/.357/.529with 42 homersand an AL-leading127 RBIs. That earned him an All-Star selection for the third time in four seasons. For that and other reasons,Encarnacion's agent, Paul Kinzer says his client should be rewarded with a five-year,$125-million contract.OUR TAKE:It will take a lot more for the Astros to trade forCabrera than it would be to pay up Eddie Jackson Jersey forEncarnacion. The Astros are flooded with stars in the making such as George Springer, Alex Bregman, CarlosCorrera, LanceMcCullers andYulieski Gurriel, and the Tigers, who have a depleted farm system, could ask for up to three stars forCabrera, who registered a4.9 WAR this past season and saw his home run numbers increase. And no, trading Cabrera isn't out of the question for Mitchell Trubisky Jersey the Tigers, who have spoken publicly about reducing their payroll for next season, although the players rumored to bemoved wereIan Kinsler,J.D. Martinez andJustin Verlander.Astros general managerJeff Luhnow told reporters Tuesday that he'd prefer not to trade prospects this winter, adding,"I really think we want to keep this group together and use other resources.""Other resources" meaning big checks to lure sluggers to Houston. There are plenty of big-hittersmarket, including Yoenis Cespedes,Jose Bautista Charles Leno Jersey ,Mark Trumbo andIan Desmond, some of whom could come at a price cheaper thanEncarnacion, who will be 34 next season.