The Astros seemed to make a calculated decision three months ago when the club did not make a serious attempt to extend Carlos Correa. Whatever the top brass’s reasoning was at the time, they were ostensibly content with letting their All-Star shortstop walk next winter if he did not sign an extremely team-friendly contract.
Now, owner Jim Crane and general manager James Click are at risk of having made a franchise-altering mistake.
Correa is playing perhaps the best baseball of his career this season. Last week, our own Cody Poage detailed the former No.