{"id":799760,"date":"2018-03-16T23:01:24","date_gmt":"2018-03-17T03:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=799760"},"modified":"2018-03-16T23:01:24","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T03:01:24","slug":"jose-altuve-has-been-insanely-valuable-to-the-houston-astros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/jose-altuve-has-been-insanely-valuable-to-the-houston-astros\/","title":{"rendered":"Jose Altuve Has Been Insanely Valuable to the Houston Astros"},"content":{"rendered":"
Whenever we talk about which player is currently under the most team-friendly contract, it’s impossible to look past Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve<\/a>.<\/p>\n The reigning World Series champ, American League MVP, and three-time batting champ is in the midst of a five-year, $18.5 million deal, which also includes a $6.5 million team option for the 2019 season. He agreed to this deal back in 2013 (it was originally four years for $12.5 million with two options), before Jose Altuve became\u00a0Jose Altuve<\/em>, and looking at the deal in retrospect, saying the Astros received the ultimate bang for their buck is a tremendous understatement.<\/p>\n They’re clearly well aware of that and have a desire to reward him handsomely for it.<\/p>\n