The additional bullpen help secured by the Yankees and Mets does not include any of the top relievers from this year's free agency cycle.
Josh Hader and the Astros agreed to a five-year, $95 million contract on Friday that features a full no-trade clause. The Post's Joel Sherman confirmed it..
The deal is the largest free agent contract ever made by Astros owner Jim Crane. According to The Athletic.
ESPN report It is said to be the “largest contract of current value” involving a relief pitcher in the history of the sport.
The deal also reportedly does not include any deferrals.
So, after spending his first seven MLB seasons with the Brewers and Padres, Hader was acquired by the Orioles in 2013 from the Orioles, the team that drafted him in the 19th round of the 2012 MLB Draft, before moving to the Milwaukee 2. will return to. Years later, we watched him blossom into one of the league's most dynamic closers.
Hader, who played in his third All-Star Game in 2023, posted a 1.28 ERA in 61 games with the Padres, slightly higher than his 1.23 ERA in his last full season with the Brewers in 2021. Ta.
He will join two-time All-Star Ryan Pressley as the anchor of the Astros' bullpen as Houston seeks its eighth consecutive ALCS appearance.
