The Houston Astros continue to trim the roster as they get ready for Opening Day next week. Today, the Astros announced they are reassigning Carlos Correa and optioning Matt Dominguez.

Downs, Heineman, Hoyt & Petit will remain with the club thru the exhibition season. — Houston Astros (@astros) March 29, 2015

All of these moves were expected.

Correa, 20, hit .341 with two home runs and 5 RBI this spring. He flashed the leather on defense as well and has all the Astros organization and their fans excited about his potential. The Astros wanted to get Correa some more at-bats in the high minors so he’ll start the season at Double-A Corpus Christi. I expect to see Correa later this season and no later than September when the rosters expand.

Dominguez has started 309 games for the Astros the last two years but was replaced this offseason by Luis Valbuena. Dominguez hit just .250 in 36 at-bats this spring and was behind Jonathan Villar in the competition for a roster spot. The move to AAA will give Dominguez regular at-bats and playing time at different infield positions and he’ll likely be one of the first position players called up if injury occurs.

Stassi will start the year at AAA after a strong spring with the Astros. The 24-year old hit .375 with a 1.138 OPS in 20 plate appearances this spring and will be looking to have a bounce-back year after hitting just .247 with a .674 OPS in 392 at-bats at AAA last season. He’ll be the first catcher up if anything were to happen to Jason Castro or Hank Conger.

The Astros have also informed Sam Deduno he’s made the team as a long-reliever. With the long reliever spot locked up, there are still a few battles going on for utility infielder, outfield, lefty reliever, and fifth starter. Those competitions will all be wrapping up this week. The roster currently stands at 32.

The Astros also made two small deals over the last few days. They traded away Dan Johnson to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for a PTBNL or cash. I expect that trade read to end up simply being a Johnson for cash deal. The Astros also acquired Aaron Baez from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for cash.

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