Since the MLB trade deadline, it's felt like Christian Walker's time with the Houston Astros was going to wind up being one-and-done, and the team may have provided confirmation of that reality over the weekend. In the middle of their biggest series of the season, the Astros did not have Walker in their starting lineup on Saturday against the Seattle Mariners.
Signing a three-year deal with the Astros worth $60MM last offseason, Walker hasn't exactly provided stability to an Astros lineup that has been without Yordan Álvarez for most of the season, and injuries that had previously sidelined Jeremy Peña and Isaac Paredes for several weeks.