No. If Paredes heals enough where he can stick at third base, Correa will be the Astros primary second baseman next year. If he doesn’t, the Astros will see if he has the lateral mobility to play second base. If that’s not doable, he moves to first base, and the Astros eat money to move on from Christian Walker.
Biggest winners of the trade deadline: Blue Jays Phillies (Duran is that significant) Astros Mariners Probably missing a team or 2.
Of the two, (1) Correa has the stronger arm, and (2) Paredes has experience playing 2B. I don't see why they'd move Correa again given those facts.
Nothing I said is conjecture. Isaac Paredes was fine at third base before tearing his hamstring to shreds. If his hamstring recovery doesn’t rob him of the ability to adequately play the position, Paredes remains at third base in 2026, and Correa is the opening day second baseman. If this significant injury saps Paredes’ mobility to the point he can’t play third base, Correa will start there, and Paredes shifts positions. Whether that is second base or first base depends on how much lateral mobility he has after the injury.
