Jose Altuve is a f'n beast
Is he the second best player in baseball after Trout? And is it actually close/debateable now??
He has maybe the most team-friendly contract in all of baseball
2014 (age 24) $1,500,000 - 5.1 WAR
2015 (age 25) $2,500,000 - 4.6 WAR
2016 (age 26) $3,500,000 - 6.8 WAR
2017 (age 27) $4,500,000 - 7.5 WAR
2018 (age 28) $6,000,000
2019 (age 29) $6,500,000
He's gotten better every year since 2015... don't even know what his ceiling is now.
If you're the Astros do you do a mutually beneficial solid and beef up those last 2 contract years in exchange for buying out 2-3 more years starting in 2020? It seems like something you could pull off and have both sides be happy