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Houston Astros: A long-term George Springer deal is critical to team vitality

Houston Astros center fielder George Springer (Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** George Springer

Houston Astros center fielder George Springer will be going into his final season under contract with the team. A long-term deal is vital. Why? Let’s look.

The Houston Astros‘ season could be on the horizon within the next month or so, depending on what type of deal that MLB and the MLBPA can come up with in terms of how they’re going to split the drastically reduced revenues amid a shortened baseball season.

There will be no fans in the stadiums — at least in the early goings — and having fans in those seats is a crucial piece to revenue pie that all teams covet in their multi-million dollar playpens.