Houston Astros became champion for the second time in their history thanks to a solid regular season and a postseason. Now, the sidereals have gotten down to work to increasingly strengthen their roster and look for the World Series back to back.
Despite the fact that Justin Verlander opted for free agency thanks to a campaign that can close with a new Cy Young Award, the Houston Astros have also set their sights on a first baseman to cover Yulieski Gurriel’s back or why not, take turns at that position.
Because of this, the name of Anthony Rizzo has been put on the table and after opting for free agency, the current champion has set his sights on him as one of the main targets for the lineup and obviously to strengthen the offense.
It is important to note that Rizzo signed a contract for a season with the New York Yankees in exchange for $32 million dollars. Now, with a great campaign with the wood, he will look for a multi-year multi-million dollar contract.
The option of the Houston Astros seems very viable, since he has been the executioner of the New Yorkers in recent postseasons. However, we have to wait for Brian Cashman and company to make moves, although their eyes are on Aaron Judge.
In his twelfth season in the Majors, Rizzo connected 104 hits, including 32 doubles, a triple, 32 home runs and drove in a total of 75 runs. In addition, he left an average with the wood of .550.
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