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.

The Houston Astros didn't exactly make a huge splash late Wednesday night before Thursday afternoon's MLB trade deadline. But the addition of infielder Ramón Urías could still have ripple effects on the American League pennant race over the next three months.

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