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.

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

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.