Carlos Correa impressing teammates after 1st full week with Astros

Carlos Correa impressing teammates after 1st full week with Astros originally appeared on The Sporting News

The Houston Astros have not performed up to par since MLB's July 31 trade deadline. The Astros have gone 3-5 in their last eight contests, and they have seen their lead in the AL West shrink to just one game.

But while the Astros as a whole are experiencing some post-trade deadline growing pains, its most notable acquisition — shortstop Carlos Correa, who is now playing at third base for his new team — has been putting up monster numbers.

In his eight games since returning to the club that drafted him No. 1 overall in 2012, Correa has gone a combined 13-32 (.406) at the plate with one home run, five RBIs, four runs scored and a 1.049 OPS. That stretch of success includes five multi-hit games, including four in as many contests since Aug. 5.

During that short time span, Correa has drawn plenty of praise from his teammates.

"Carlos is an unbelievable player and talented person, a leader," starting pitcher Hunter Brown said, via Field Level Media. "I speak for everybody: We were excited to have him. He brings a different mentality every day to the clubhouse, and it's showing up on the field. That's what you expect out of a player like that, and he's doing it."

"It seems like he's working hard, really excited to be here and obviously he's been hitting great," second baseman Jose Altuve added.

Prior to joining the Minnesota Twins in free agency ahead of the 2022 season, Correa spent the first seven years of his big-league career with the Astros, winning a World Series championship in 2017. Correa's scorching hot play in recent games is a welcoming sign for an organization looking to accomplish the same feat eight years later.