Despite reportedly having their eye on Milwaukee Brewers executive Matt Kleine, the Houston Astros are trusting a different National League Central squad to lead their front office. St. Louis Cardinals assistant general manager Randy Flores will occupy the vacant general manager position in Space City, per Chandler Rome of The Athletic.

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The retired left-handed pitcher won a World Series title with the Redbirds in 2006 and had spent the last 11 years working in the organization. He started out as the director of scouting before ascending to the assistant GM role in 2018. Although the Cardinals have declined in the last few years — an outcome that the Astros are ironically trying to avoid after a lackluster 2026 campaign — Flores did identify a plethora of talented ballplayers.