Easler was selected in the 14th round of the 1969 MLB draft by the Houston Astros. He played in the Astros\' minor league system from 1969 through 1975, both before and after his major league debut. He played for the rookie league Covington Astros (1969), Single-A Cocoa Astros (1970–1971), Double-A Columbus Astros (1972–1973), Triple-A Denver Bears (1973–1974), and Triple-A Iowa Oaks (1975).\n', '

Easler made his major league debut on September 5, 1973, pinch hitting (and grounding out) in the 11th inning of an Astros 9–3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Easler appeared in a total of six games with the Astros that season, going hitless in seven at bats. He appeared in 15 games in 1974 (batting 1-for-15), and 5 games in 1975 (batting 0-for-5). In June 1975, the Astros traded Easler to the St. Louis Cardinals; Easler had appeared in a total of 26 games for Houston, batting just 1-for-27 (.037).\n', '

Easler spent the remainder of the 1975 season and most of the 1976 season with the Cardinals\' Triple-A farm team, the Tulsa Oilers; he did not appear in an MLB game with the Cardinals. In September 1976, the Cardinals traded Easler to the California Angels.\n', '

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