The Houston Astros had quite an eventful deadline. After a regular season so far that has been plagued with injuries to their top players, Houston has prevailed, and currently has a 4.5-game lead in the American League West.
They’ve been backed by great seasons from their starting pitchers, Hunter Brown and Framber Valdez, and unlikely contributions from young players.
Before the 6 p.m. deadline yesterday, the Astros acquired a much-needed lefty bat in Jesus Sanchez, utilityman Ramon Urias, and the huge addition of Carlos Correa from the Minnesota Twins.
Houston is now poised to make a deep playoff run with a quality rotation, star power in Correa, and the potential to return some of their best players who are injured.
Deal for Correa Named as âBest of Deadlineâ by MLB Writer
The deal for the Houston Astros to acquire Correa in a reunion came as a surprise to the baseball world, despite Correa saying just a few days before the deadline that the Astros would be the only team he’d want to be traded to. Â Correa signed a massive six-year, $200 million deal after the 2021 season, and the Minnesota Twins are expected to take on some of that contract.
MLB writer Jordan Shusterman ranked the best “50 trades at the deadline,” and the Astros-Correa deal was listed at No. 1:
“As the deadline grew closer and it became clearer the Twins would be fairly aggressive sellers, there were whispers about the possibility of Minnesota unloading Correa back to where it all began, but the financial hurdles of the $103 million remaining on his contract seemed too large to overcome, even with Houstonâs affinity for its former shortstop. But when news came out that third baseman Isaac Paredes is likely to miss the remainder of the season due to a hamstring tear, Houstonâs urgency to add an infielder increased, reopening the possibility of the most unlikely of reunions.”
Correa was definitely not the “best” player added at the deadline, and his 2025 numbers would suggest that as well, but the pure magnitude of the deal, and the fact Astros practically gave up nothing, makes it a good option for number one.
Correaâs Numbers and Career Arc With Houston
Correa had a number of huge playoff moments with the Houston Astros until 2021. He was a two-time All-Star with Houston over seven seasons, and had 133 home runs, a .277 average, and .831 OPS.
The 30-year-old infielder will reportedly play third for Houston, and injuries have been a large part of Correa’s career, battling various ailments and bruises. Over 93 games this season, he has a .267 average, seven home runs, and 31 RBIs. So he has been on the field pretty much every day, but the offensive production hasn’t been there. Correa is a former 1 of 1 overall draft pick back in 2012.
It’s likely Correa is pumped to be back with his old team, which is almost guaranteed to be playing in October, so that could reignite his offensive prowess. The Minnesota Twins have struggled tremendously over the past month and a half, so it wouldn’t be surprising if players like Correa weren’t fully bought in.
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