Well, it looks like the partnership between the Astros and Justin Verlander will continue into the next decade. The club and the veteran pitcher agreed to a two-year, $66 million contract extension that runs through the 2021 season.
MLB sources: @JustinVerlander and the #Astros have reached an agreement on a two-year extension worth $66 million. Justin was heading into the final year of his contract.
Counting 2019, the Astros will have Verlander on staff for the next three seasons. For a club that was facing the possibility of losing both Verlander and Gerrit Cole next offseason in free agency, a contract extension with the former is a coup.