As you all know, the Astros have agreed to contract extensions this week with Alex Bregman and Ryan Pressly. Bregman signed for $100 million/6 years, and Pressly for $17.5 million/2 years. The general consensus is that these are both team friendly contracts.
Reportedly the Astros are closing in on a deal with Justin Verlander for two years, $66 million. And last year 2017 MVP Jose Altuve signed an extension with the Astros as well, also considered a team friendly contract.
Besides the fact that the Astros are locking in star players long-term, and have Carlos Correa under team control until 2022, here’s the real good news about these team friendly extensions.