I was going to post how Yuli has been underpaid compared to his teammates ( based on the small seeming contracts he had the past couple of years) and the Astros should give him a $5M contract to be the 1st guy off the bench.
I figured it was very likey to be a wash - not great but not bad value over a single season and a thank you.
Then I looked !!
Yuli did not have to play through MLB minimum wage pre arbitration salaries.
Astros position player salaries since 2017 (actual earnings) All players who have made $10M+
It feels very strange that George Springer and Carlos Correa would be so far apart as both are players who played from rookie through arbitration directly to free agency. Im guessing being hurt in 2019 and 2020 just killed Correas value in those last two arbitration years.
You’re comparing apples to chainsaws. Yeah, the Astros only paid Springer $35.678MM the last six years because another team paid him $53.333MM. And they only paid Beltrán $16MM because he only played one season. To list what they earned with the Astros without normalizing it in anyway is pointless, and trying to draw any meaningful conclusions is logically invalid.
Valdez will not pitch in the WBC after consultation with the Astros due to the heavy workload last season.
Smart decision in my opinion. All of the Astros’ arms need a break in my opinion. Can’t fault them for wanting to play, but I wish all our pitchers would sit this one out.
He was paid according the way the MLBPA collectively bargained. To be paid differently, he and the Astros would have to agree to another contract. I am sure conversations were had during his time with the Astros but sans an agreement, he got paid according to the contract that governed major league baseball.