The Houston Astros and right-handed starting pitcher Lance McCullers have agreed to a five-year, $85 million contract extension, per ESPN's Jeff Passan.
McCullers, 27, went 3-3 with a 3.93 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 56 strikeouts in 55 innings last year. He missed the 2019 campaign with a torn UCL that forced him to undergo Tommy John surgery. McCullers went 10-8 with a 3.86 ERA and 1.17 WHIP in the year prior alongside 142 punchouts in 128.1 frames.
Per Jon Heyman of WFAN Sports Radio and MLB Network, the extension starts during the 2022 season, so McCullers will play 2021 out on a one-year, $6.