For the past two offseasons, the Astros have had to weather multiple star players leave to only sign elsewhere for a variety of reasons. Money, of course, is the most important factor in this kind of negotiation. But for the first time in what feels like forever, Jim Crane has decided to open that pocketbook to keep one of the club’s core players around for the foreseeable future.
The Astros and Lance McCullers Jr. are in agreement on a five-year, $85 million contract extension - https://t.co/4gDQly5pds
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) March 24, 2021
Yes, you read that right as Lance McCullers Jr.