The Houston Astros reportedly want to bring their second-half ace back in MLB free agency.
"Yusei had a really good run with us and as I said before we aren’t taking any options off the table to improve this club," Brown said, according to. "We knew how special he was with us when he pitched here and how receptive he was, but the fact that we do have a lot of those guys coming back, our rotation is going to be pretty stacked."He seemingly trusts the pitchers in his rotation who are dealing with injuries to be healthy.
That doesn't mean they need to bring Kikuchi back, but given he found the success he did during his short stint with the Astros, it wouldn't be a bad idea. "Yusei Kikuchi, left-handed starter: He's awfully popular, too, after shoving for Houston following a maligned trade from Toronto. The Astros want him back, and other teams expected to operate in the midtier pitching market -- the Cubs, Dodgers, Angels and, if they whiff on the bigger names, Blue Jays and Orioles -- could compete for the 33-year-old's services."
For Kikuchi and the Astros, the only logical thing for the team to do would be to sign him on a cheap deal. Some believe he could be looking at nearly $20 million AAV, which would be a rough price for a starter with an above-4.00 ERA for much of his career.Outside of his ERA, Kikuchi has performed well throughout his career. He has above-average strikeout stuff, which should interest teams.
He's coming off the best stint of his career, and someone might be willing to pay him because of that. If the Astros are the team that wants to do that, they need to think long and hard about whether they should.Jon Conahan has been covering all major sports since 2019. He is a 2022 graduate of the Bellisario School of Journalism at Penn State University and previously played D1 baseball.
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