Astros sign Jose Abreu 3-year deal with Astros

First baseman Jose Abreu And the Houston Astros A source informed ESPN that they are in agreement over a three year contract. It adds another run-producing bat into the World Series champions’ lineup already stocked with them.

Abreu, 36 years old, was awarded the American League MVP Award in 2020. He is currently second in baseball with 863 RBIs in his first season in major leagues in 2014. This year, he hit.304/.378/.446 with the Chicago White SoxAfter leaving Cuba, he played for the Yankees in all nine of their big league seasons.

Abreu, who had a difficult first five weeks, was one of the top hitters in the game over the final quarter of the season. He batted.335/.405/.479 but his 15 home runs for the year were a career low. Abreu joins the Astros along with fellow Cubans. Yordan Álvarez, Jose Altuve, Kyle Tucker, Alex Bregman World Series MVP Jeremy Peña.

Abreu will take over Yuli GurrielLongtime rival in the Cuban National Series was. Yoenis Cespedes was also a long-time rival in the Cuban National Series. Yoenis Cespedes was also a great player from Cuba.

After 2019, Abreu led the AL with 123 RBIs and was extended by the White Sox for three more years and $50 million. Abreu’s nine-season career average was.292/.354/.506 and 243 home runs. His adjusted OPS was 34% higher than the league average.

He is the Astros’ second signing this winter, after the re-upped reliever Rafael Montero You can find out more at a three-year, $34.5 million contract. They currently have a projected payroll of $175 million. In fact, they’ve already exceeded $187 million in each of their previous five seasons. And they still hope to sign an ace. Justin VerlanderThe annual income of a spokesman could be as high as $40 million.

USA Today reported Abreu’s agreement to the Astros for the first time.