Astros follow up Carlos Correa blockbuster with trade for underrated Marlins slugger

After swinging the most shocking trade of the trade deadline for Carlos Correa, no one would have faulted the Houston Astros for calling it there. Yes, there are still some roster questions, but Correa is a massive investment and you can't have everything you want. However, Dana Brown clearly wasn't having and he just secured the left-handed bat he coveted mere minutes after the Correa deal was revealed.

The Astros' need for a lefty bat got decidedly less picky as time went on. At first, the hope was that they could find a second baseman that could hit left-handed. However, the market didn't develop the way they hoped with guys like Brandon Lowe getting essentially pulled from the market. They expanded their search and most thought that search ended with Correa.

It did not. Following up the Correa blockbuster, the Astros just traded for Jesus Sanchez as well and got the left-handed pop they have coveted ever since Yordan Alvarez went down with a hand injury.

Astros announce themselves at the trade deadline Jesus Sanchez trade following Correa blockbuster

While not the infielder some may have been hoping for, Sanchez gives the Astros what they need right now. He can hit for power, mashes righties which is a massive plus, and has generally been a reasonably productive player on what has been some truly terrible Marlins teams.

In exchange, the Astros had to give up Ryan Gusto which is a bit of a bummer. Despite having some issues and struggles lately, Gusto provided the Astros some much needed stability in their pitching staff when they needed it most early in the season. He goes to a Miami team that, while not there yet, do seem like they are trending in the right direction at the moment despite the trade deadline sell off.

For the Astros, that concludes their major offensive shopping list items. It is entirely possible that they turn their attention now to their ailing pitching staff or perhaps they double down and keep adding offense. Whatever the plan, it seems very clear that betting on the Astros to be done would be an unwise bet to make.

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