After coming off the best season that the Houston Astros have experienced with Jose Altuve career year winning the AL MVP. The two parties have agreed on an extension after 2020 for another 5 years worth $151 million. They will have the Star 2nd basemen through the rest of his prime at the age of 34. The last largest contract that Houston gave out was in 2006 with Carlos Lee for 6 years $100 million, but El Caballo's value is nothing compared to Altuve's. Altuve has been with the organization since 2007 signing as an amateur free agent, and made his debut with the Astros in 2011 at the age of 21. Altuve has been with the Astros in their rebuilding seasons losing over 100 games in his first 4 seasons with the club, and now apart of their new dynasty being the 2017 World Champions and ready to repeat. Jose has been one of the best players in the game since entering the league being a 5-time All-Star, 4-time Silver Slugger, Gold Glove winner, and now 2017 MVP winner adding to his impressive resume. In the past 4 seasons Altuve has averaged playing over 150 games batting over .310 with over 200 hits, and 30 plus stolen bases with his power now coming around hitting 24 bombs in back-to-back seasons. Altuve is the glue of the team and was the start of their process so locking up their franchise player is key to maintaining their potential dynasty. Altuve has a lot of good reasons to stay in Houston. Altuve, Keuchel, and Springer are all great leaders of the Astros with Correa, McCullers, and Bregman ready to hit their peak of performance, Kyle Tucker on the rise, and a solid rotation helps Altuve believe in this team to be in October for seasons to come. Jose is a fan favorite in the league, and hopefully we get to see a future Hall of Fame career unfold right between our eyes. This was a great move for the Astros and a even better move for Altuve. Glad to see the two sides reach an agreement and hope to see Altuve lead the Astros to another World Series soon.
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