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How latest statement from Astros GM shows Brown bringing ‘Brave’ influence to H-town
Kyle Tucker has been a big topic of conversation this week as he went to salary arbitration looking for $7.5 million, with the Astros offering $5 million. The Astros won the arbitration and Tucker will make $5 million this year.
While we don't see a long-term extension coming for Tucker right away, Astros GM Dana Brown's history tells us he may try to sign a younger player like Cristian Javier or Jeremy Pena to an extension. The Braves, Brown's former organization, did exactly that when they recently signed Braves rookies Michael Harris II (8-years, $72 million) and Spencer Strider (6-years, 75 million).
Also, with this in mind, will the philosophies Brown learned in Atlanta influence Jim Crane to handle contracts differently? And if so, can anything be learned from Braves' Austin Riley's 10-year, $212 million deal? He's only one year younger than Tucker. Is a lengthy deal completely off the table for Tucker and the Astros, or could we see Crane adapt to how the Braves do business?
On Thursday, Brown met with the media, and the timing couldn't have been better for this video. He gave us some legit hope that the Astros are working on these extensions. It looks like Brown is already influencing the way Crane does business.
Dana Brown made it pretty clear today that the Astros are exploring a number of contract extensions with their younger, arbitration eligible players. Asked if Jim Crane’s aversion to long-term deals could change, Brown replied “I told him ‘Fasten your seatbelt. It’s time.’”
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) February 9, 2023
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