Alex Bregman and Ryan Pressly agree to contract extensions
The Astros made some news in a big way late Tuesday with two of their players agreeing to contract extensions: Alex Bregman and Ryan Pressly.
Bregman’s extension, as noted here by Brian McTaggart of MLB.com, is for five years, $100 million. The Astros essentially bought out his three arbitration years (2020-22) and what would’ve been two years of free agency starting in 2023. Also noted here by McTaggart, Bregman’s extension is believed to second-highest pre-arbitration contract handed out to a player, only trailing Mike Trout‘s six-year, $144 million contract back in 2014.