For the eighth straight season, the Houston Astros are battling down the stretch for an AL West title, and eventually another trip to, at the very least, the ALCS in the postseason. We are used to this here. Another thing we are used to is future contract drama lurking as...
For the eighth straight season, the Houston Astros are battling down the stretch for an AL West title, and eventually another trip to, at the very least, the ALCS in the postseason. We are used to this here. Another thing we are used to is future contract drama lurking as a backdrop. It's a function of having really good players. When you have really good players, eventually you have to pay them.
Personally, I don't think there's a sane team out there ready to give Alex Bregman an eight year deal, let alone a decade long deal. Bregman is a really good overall player. Offensively, he is above average, but not a guy who carries a team. Defensively, he is damn near elite. Health wise, the self-proclaimed"gremlins" in his right elbow are the only health hiccup in three years. For a playoff team, he's a great investment on a reasonable length deal.
In some ways, it was Chapman betting on himself. Well, the bet paid off, as Chapman, in the middle of the first year of that deal, got the Giants back to the bargaining table and was rewards with a six year, $151 million deal, a little over $25 million per year. Astros fans, THIS is the template to retain Bregman. Allow me to point out why the Chapman deal is the perfect blueprint for Bregman to get a similar deal, if Crane is willing to play ball.
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