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Tracking the Houston Astros' Wild Day of Avoiding Arbitration With Number of Stars

The Houston Astros were able to avoid arbitration with some of their biggest and brightest stars on Friday.

Kade Kistner

Tracking the Houston Astros' Wild Day of Avoiding Arbitration With Number of Stars
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The Houston Astros have eight arbitration-eligible players and Friday is the deadline to try and get deals done on a salary for the 2023 MLB season.

As of writing, six of the eight have agreed to terms for next season with Cristian Javier and Kyle Tucker the two who have yet to come to an agreement. If that remains, then both will go to a hearing in February or agree at any point before then if they exchanged salary figures. 

Here are the six players who did come to terms on a salary for next season per multiple reports:

Framber Valdez - $6.8 million

José Urquidy - $3.025 million

Blake Taylor - $830k

Mauricio Dubón - $1.4 million

Ryne Stanek - $3.6 million

Phil Maton -  $2.55 million

According to MLB Trade Rumors, Tucker is projected to earn $5.6 million in arbitration while Javier is projected to earn $3.3 million. 

It was a busy day for the Astros front office, but they were able to come to agreements with some of their most productive players ahead of spring training.

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated. Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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