The deal now gives the Astros, or any new team, two years of cost certainty.
Earlier today, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reported that the Houston Astros have come to a contract agreement with 3B Isaac Paredes on a 2-year, $22.7M deal.
This deal having a second season with a club option (unless he finished Top
10 MVP) give the Astros a cost certainly on Paredes for the next two seasons, taking him through his final year of arbitration.
It also gives cost certainty to any team that should trade for him.
Paredes is a player that has high value on the trade market, and having the next two years salaries established would make it easier to deal him. The Astros currently have a clear logjam at 1B with Paredes and Christian Walker.
While the club would like to keep Paredes, GM Dana Brown has pined for a reliable lefty hitting outfield bat all offseason, and Paredes may be his best chance of getting one.
The Astros have had trade discussions revolving around Paredes all offseason with various teams. With a 2-year deal now in place taking him through his arbitration years, it may make setting compensation with an interested club easier.
