Everything seemed to be going as planned for Jose Altuve in 2017. The Houston Astros' second basemen had established himself as a superstar and won his first American League MVP Award. His squad won the AL West for the second consecutive year and he was seeking a World Series repeat.
However, Sports Illustrated's Stephanie Apstein reports, even his own organization was not sold on his long-term future at second base.
The year Altuve won MVP, Houston was looking for ways to remove him from the only position he had played at a Major League level.