The Houston Astros are no strangers to tough decisions when it comes to contract extensions to lock up their homegrown talent long term. For every Jose Altuve, there's a Carlos Correa, and for every Yordan Alvarez, there's a Kyle Tucker.
Such is life for a club that sees the luxury tax line as an impenetrable barrier. Houston will spend, to a point, but they will also be judicious in how they allocate funds to lock up their own youngsters long-term. The recent strategy of competing while injecting the roster with youth makes that balancing act even more delicate these days.