Some players are returning to familiar defensive homes. Others will play somewhere for the very first time this season.
Longtime Astros reporter Chandler Rome told Foul Territory on Tuesday that Altuve has exclusively played left field to start spring training. Both Altuve and the Astros signaled during the offseason a position change could happen if it meant Alex Bregman would return to Houston.
Astros second baseman Jose Altuve was willing to move to left field if it meant bringing back longtime teammate Alex Bregman, but those days are done in Houston. Without Bregman, the Astros are moving forward with a spring training trial of Altuve in left field. He's taking fly balls with outfielders and working at his typical spot, second base.
The Houston Astros lost Alex Bregman to the Boston Red Sox earlier this month ... Still, the Astros are considering giving Jose Altuve reps in left field, and with that in mind, it might make ...