The Houston Astros were prepared to go into a court battle with the World Series MVP in George Springer. This certainly wasn’t a good look for both teams as he was one of the key ingredients as to why this team was successful in the first place. It’s always a good mantra to keep your employees happy as will then reflect in terms of performance out on the field. The Houston Astros organization did just that, so kudos to them for coming to the table for a deal.
The news swiftly was reported by USA TODAY’s Bob Nightengale:
And here’s some extra insight that Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports had provided:
springer's arb hearing had been scheduled for tuesday.