The big news of the day was obviously the release of José Abreu, who produced, rather cost, the Astros about two wins during his 176 games with the club. But it took an extreme downturn in production to reach that point. I mean, that is as steep of a dropoff as I can recall for a player with Abreu’s track record.
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Jim Crane will now have to eat the remainder of Abreu’s three-year, $58.5 million contract he signed before the 2023 season. But it was a necessary step for the Astros to hopefully field its best team for the remainder of the season.