Fri 7/20/12 12:38 PM

Astros pitching coach Doug Brocail thinks Wandy Rodriguez's recent struggles are due to being distracted by his name being involved in trade rumors. Rodriguez holds a 5.65 ERA over his past 10 starts after putting up a 2.14 ERA in his first 10 starts of the season. The lefty also struggled last year around the time his name was involved in trade rumors. "We saw it last year when we were going through it and his name kept coming up," Brocail said. "He gets a little nervous about that. I try to tell him it's nothing you can control. But I see it because I'm with him every day and talk to him every day." The Astros made their first big trade of the month Friday, and there's a pretty good chance Rodriguez is also eventually moved.