Correa is out for the season. That statement could have been the final blow to a team that just can’t escape injury and, quite honestly, bad luck.

The roster is in ruins, and it has been for quite a while.

Now, the conversation no one wants to be having in Houston is about to become front and center.

Should the Houston Astros trade Yordan Álvarez?

The Case For

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To begin with, we really have to accept the truth about what this team is. Carlos Correa, Hunter Brown, Josh Hader , Yainer Diaz, Jake Meyers, Tatsuya Imai, Cristian Javier, Joey Loperfido, Taylor Traffell and Jeremy Pena have all been, or still are, on the IL. At times, it would be a lot easier just to say who isn’t on the IL.

Next, the pitching ERA is the worst in baseball. The worst. The 15-22 record? Well, that’s just one game away from being the worst in Major League Baseball.

Correa tore a tendon in his left ankle on a routine swing in the batting cage. He faces a six to eight-month recovery.…