Carlos Correa wanted to play third base for years and the Minnesota Twins couldn't allow that. Houston gives him that opportunity.

Now-former Twins star Carlos Correa was sent to the Houston Astros on Thursday in a shocking trade deadline deal, but it was essentially a salary dump for Minnesota.

Less than halfway through his six-year, $200 million contract — amid an epic sell-off at the trade deadline on Thursday — the Twins dealt Correa, one of the leaders in their clubhouse, back to the Houston Astros, where he began his career, the biggest move on a dark day for the organization.