​© Troy Taormina-Imagn ImagesAstros rumors: Organization members ‘befuddled’ by lack of trade deadline moves appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Heading into the 2026 MLB trade deadline, the Houston Astros’ plans were among the biggest questions fans wanted answered.A feel-good story few expected heading into the season, holding the best record in the AL West heading into August, fans openly wondered if Houston would go all-in as other American League heavyweights like the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays struggled, or if they would instead hold steady, knowing the caliber of teams they would need to face to secure another World Series win.In the end, the team split the difference, adding Daulton Varsho from the Blue Jays but failing to secure the kind of pitching upgrade that could raise their ceiling significantly, a decision that, according to The Athletic’s Chandler Rome, ‘befuddled‘ some members of the organization.Watch sports LIVE with fuboTV (free trial)“Acquiring center fielder Daulton Varsho from the Toronto Blue Jays raised the floor of Houston’s most lackluster position, but for a second consecutive season, Brown failed to fortify a scuffling starting rotation that seemed in obvious need of reinforcement,” Rome wrote. “Not doing so left some members of the Astros’ organization befuddled, according to multiple team sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss trade talks.”With general manager Dana Brown’s contract set to expire at the end of the season, few would have been surprised to see the executive make a big play for a star player in the hopes of solidifying his job security. Instead, he made a marginal upgrade as the current frontrunner of the AL West, a decision that may or may not prove the right one when all is said and done.Related: Daulton Varsho’s message to Blue Jays will hit fans in the feelsRelated: Watch Astros outfielder Daulton Varsho’s unreal clubhouse switch after Blue Jays trade