Despite another consistently respectable season from right-hander Will Harris, the Astros chose to decline a team option for the veteran pitcher. Not that the news is all that surprising as the option would’ve pay him $5.5 million in 2019.
Source: The Houston Astros declined the $5.5 million option on reliever Will Harris. Because he's not at six years of service, he remains under club control, and the Astros can retain him by offering him a deal by the Nov. 30 tender deadline.
As Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports notes in his tweet, Harris is still under club control since he has not reached six years of service time in the major leagues.