Tim Warner/Getty Images Starting pitcher Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros agreed to a one-year, $18 million contract to avoid arbitration on Thursday, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Valdez is in his final year of arbitration, meaning that he’ll enter free agency at the end of the 2025 season. Chandler Rome of The Athletic initially […]
Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Third baseman Nolan Arenado has informed the St. Louis Cardinals that he will not waive his no-trade clause to head to the Houston Astros, who have been in talks with the Redbirds about a potential deal for the eight-time All-Star. Mark Feinsand, John Denton and Brian McTaggart of MLB.com […]
Alex Slitz/Getty Images Houston Astros manager Joe Espada’s top priority is keeping third baseman Alex Bregman in an Astros uniform. “(Alex Bregman) is our No. 1 priority and I think that we’re going to do everything in our power for him to put that Astros uniform on and never again put another uniform on,” Espada […]
Alex Slitz/Getty Images Alex Bregman could be on the move in free agency this offseason. Per ESPN’s Buster Olneya rival evaluator predicted the Philadelphia Phillies to land the Houston Astros infielder. The 30-year-old has been with the Astros his entire nine-year career. Bregman is coming off a five-year, $100 million contract with Houston and could […]
The third-seeded Houston Astros will look to stay alive and even their best-of-three series when they battle the sixth-seeded Detroit Tigers in American League Wild Card action on Wednesday afternoon. Detroit held on for a 3-1 win in Tuesday’s series opener. The Tigers (86-76), who went 48-30 since July 1, are making their first postseason […]
