Before the start of last season, the Houston Astros decided to make Jose Altuve an Astro for life, bestowing the diminutive slugger with a five-year, $125 million extension that will run through 2029 and pays him $30 million per year from 2025-2027.
The decision marked Houston's desire to ensure the face of the franchise would never leave Houston, even if it meant moving on from Alex Bregman, Kyle Tucker, and possibly Framber Valdez this coming offseason.
At the time the deal was handed out, Altuve was coming off another vintage year. He'd hit .