Robinson Chirinos, who spent the last six seasons with the Texas Rangers, has signed a one year, $5.75 million deal with the Houston Astros, per Ken Rosenthal on Twitter.
The fact that Chirinos, a solid catcher during his time here and a very popular guy in the clubhouse, went to the hated Astros is just a twist of the knife regarding one of the more baffling decisions the Rangers have made this offseason.
The Rangers, you may recall, held an option on Chirinos that, due to escalators, was around $4.