Houston Astros release brother of franchise icon

Ahead of the 2022 season, the Houston Astros have decided to let one of their franchise icons go.

This wasn’t the first time this happened as they saw Gerrit Cole and George Springer both end up on new teams in free agency after not offering them mega-deals to keep them on the roster. organization, but when they let Carlos Correa go, it signaled that the time had come for their group that won them the franchise’s first-ever World Series title to end.

There are still remains.

Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman are still on the roster, having won their second championships in 2022, but letting former number one overall Correa out was a sign that the “golden era” was waning.

This is evident right now as the Astros look like a shell of the team they once were, prompting their former general manager’s wife to take some shots at the organization on social networks.

On Tuesday, Houston decided to move away another Correa who was in its pipeline as Astros Future reported they freed JC Correa, Carlos’ younger brother.

Officially listed as a 38th round pick in the 2019 draft, the 25-year-old was with their Double-A affiliate this season after spending all of 2023 at that level.

After looking like a solid hitter early in his career, Correa struggled at the next level, failing to produce a batting average above .250 while hitting only eight home runs and producing 62 RBIs in 142 Doubles games -HAS.

He was always considered a prospect with a limited ceiling, so the real question was whether the infielder would ever reach the Majors.

Yet this is notable because of who his brother is.

Perhaps the younger Correa can find a home in another organization and flourish so he can try his luck in the bigs, but for now, it appears that opportunity won’t be with the Astros.