Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a Denver native and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and a noted fan of pull-up threes, wide-receiver passes and a good hot fudge sundae.

Altuve, who stands 5-foot-6, has never played the outfield at any point over his more than 15,000 defensive innings.

If the Houston Astros re-sign Alex Bregman, Jose Altuve will likely move to the outfield. That alignment shuffle will have Houston's lineup looking different once Opening Day arrives.

Moving a star second baseman to the outfield in the later stage of his career is unusual. For the Houston Astros, it is not unprecedented. It was 22 years ago that Craig Biggio made the move at age 37,

A Hall of Famer who dazzled for two decades in the MLB with the Houston Astros believes that José Altuve would do well if the team decides to switch his defensive position this year. With the Texas team considering moving the Venezuelan from second base to left field,