Houston Astros' Infield Logjam: Who Stays and Who Goes?

The Astros have too many hitters — and not enough places to put them.

On this episode of Baseball Bar-Cast, Jordan Shusterman and Eric Longenhagen break down how Houston ended up with a roster that simply doesn’t function on paper.

Between Yordan Alvarez’s role at DH, Jose Altuve’s defensive future, Carlos Correa’s return, and the competing needs of Isaac Paredes and Christian Walker, the Astros are staring at a financial and positional logjam that won’t fix itself.

So how did they get here? Who actually has the most trade value? And why does every solution seem to make their 2026 “win-now” window even more complicated?

One way or another, Houston is going to have to make a call — and soon.

00:00 Houston’s DH & Infield Logjam
04:54 The 2026 Roster Crunch
09:37 Why a Trade Feels Inevitable

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