The veterans Steve Cishek y Steven Souza Jr are working very hard as off-roster guests at camp to make the roster of 26 players from Los Houston Astros, but his opportunities were affected last Saturday with the hiring of the pitcher Jake Odorizzi, details the distinguished journalist Jake Kaplan, from Athletic.
Right-hander Cishek would earn a salary of $ 2.25 million if he were part of the team, while outfielder Souza would earn half of that ($ 1.15 million).
The Astros prefer to stay under the luxury tax to avoid the worsening draft pick compensation they could receive if Carlos Correa, Justin Verlander, Zack Greinke or Lance McCullers Jr are offered (and declined) a qualified offer in order to anus. .
While the terms of the Odorizzi deal are not yet known, they are likely to be close to the $ 210 luxury tax threshold.
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