Midway through the 2025 season, the Houston Astros got back together with an old flame. The team traded for infielder Carlos Correa , who had been a hero on multiple World Series-winning squads but had been hobnobbing in Minneapolis with the Minnesota Twins for several years. It was this addition that was supposed to put the Astros over the top. Because while the core wasn’t the same as it used to be in the glory days, the infield of Correa, Jeremy Peña, Jose Altuve, Isaac Paredes and Christian Walker was supposed to be enough to put the Astros over the edge. Or not. In total, that fivesome has been in the lineup together just four times since July 31, 2025, the date Correa was acquired from Minnesota, according to information gathered by SleeperAstros on X (formerly Twitter). It only occurred once in 2025 and just three times this season. This is the offensive core that was supposed to rekindle the magic in Houston.…