Astros sign pitcher Cristian Javier to five-year contract extension

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Astros sign pitcher Cristian Javier to five-year contract extension
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New Astros general manager Dana Brown achieved one of his top priorities as the team...

The Astros signed pitcher Cristian Javier to a five-year contract extension Friday, fulfilling one of general manager Dana Brown’s foremost objectives during his first month on the job.

Javier's deal is worth $64 million and contains a $2 million signing bonus, a person familiar with the terms said.on the team’s chances to extend Javier, a 25-year-old righthander in his first season of arbitration eligibility. The two sides were scheduled for an arbitration hearing this month to determine his 2023 salary.

Signed for $10,000 during the 2015 international signing period, Javier has blossomed into a budding ace. He authored a breakout season in 2022, finishing with a 2.54 ERA across 148 ⅔ innings. He struck out 11.7 batters per nine innings with a 0.948 WHIP., striking out 13 New York Yankees across seven hitless innings in the Bronx. Héctor Neris and Ryan Pressly procured the final six outs to finish the franchise’s second combined no-hitter inside Yankee Stadium.at Citizens Bank Park.

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