For a team that values versatility, Ramón Urías can play second, short and third and gives manager Joe Espada plenty of options.

The Orioles traded veteran infielder Ramón Urías to the Houston Astros on Wednesday, less than 24 hours before the MLB trade deadine.

When your chief division rivals just swung a trade for the best third baseman on the market (Eugenio Suárez), when the injured third baseman you’re trying to replace is an All-Star (Isaac Paredes), and when you’ve been entertaining a reunion with a beloved former Astro (Carlos Correa), a trade like this lands with a splat.