Interesting take on Pence FW. No one seemingly wanted him in the off-season, but what a difference an all-star first half will make. If Pence isn't in the plans for 2020/2021 why not get something for him now?
Everyone on the 40-man should be expendable at the right price. If someone would be foolish enough to offer a true young number 1 SP under contract for at least 2 seasons for Gallo I would make that trade in a heartbeat.
On a championship-level team like the Dodgers or Yankees, for example, Minor and Lynn probably would be long relief (if on the staff at all). The Astro's need a 4/5 SP as their pitching staff is built for the postseason, not the regular season (which is good if you make it to the postseason). The way Oakland is playing and gaining on the Astro's (thy have gained 2 games just this week), Houston needs to address the back end of their SP staff so JD might want to swallow his pride and deal Minor to them for the best 3B in the organization other than Bregman. That would plug a hole and enable Lynn to be retained as he is controllable for a year longer than Minor.