{"id":142141,"date":"2022-11-28T19:27:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T19:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/astros-to-sign-jose-abreu\/"},"modified":"2022-11-28T19:27:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T19:27:58","slug":"astros-to-sign-jose-abreu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/astros-to-sign-jose-abreu\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros To Sign Jose Abreu"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Astros are closing in on a deal with free agent first baseman Jose Abreu<\/strong>according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today<\/a>with Ken Rosenthal of Athletic<\/a> confirming he and the club are in agreement on a deal. nightingale says<\/a> it’s expected to be a three-year deal, though the financials are not yet publicly known.<\/p>\n

Abreu, 36 in January, has spent his entire big league career with the White Sox thus far, but it seemed likely as the season was winding down that they were ready to let him switch jerseys in 2023. With many other first base\/designated hitter candidates on the roster, such as Andrew Vaughn<\/strong> and Eloy Jimenez<\/strong>the thinking was that they would let Abreu walk and dedicate their resources elsewhere, which now appears to have come to pass.<\/p>\n

Though the Sox were apparently willing to let him walk away, he continues to have excellent results at the plate. In 2022, he seemingly gave up a bit of power for a more contact-oriented approach, but still to great effect. His 15 home runs were the lowest of his career but so was his 16.2% strikeout rate. The result was a .304\/.378\/.446 batting line that was 37% better than league average, as evidenced by his 137 wRC+. Given his generally solid work at the plate but relatively older age, MLBTR predicted him to secure a contract of $40MM over two years, or $20MM per season.<\/p>\n

More to come.<\/em><\/p>\n

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