Sometimes the ripple effects of one team's actions can provide unexpected opportunities for another. That's exactly where the Houston Astros find themselves after old friend Alex Bregman decided to defect to the Chicago Cubs.
It had seemed like the most likely scenario for Bregman would be to return to the Boston Red Sox. The two sides simply seemed to need each other more than any other alternative. Surprisingly, that wasn't the case. Now the Astros could ride the ensuing wave and solve an issue of their own.
Houston's corner infield logjam has been well-documented. Between Carlos Correa, Isaac Paredes, and Christian Walker, there simply aren't enough at-bats to go around.