Houston Astros GM Brown Reiterates Desire To Extend Key Players

New Houston Astros general manager Dana Brown appeared on The Show with Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman and reiterated his desire to extend franchise cornerstones Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman.

Brown said that there are no current offers at the moment.

"We realize how important these guys are to the franchise," Brown said on the show. "They've been good players here, and at the end of the day, my prayer is that they both retire here."

Both Altuve and Bregman have talked about how they’d like to remain in Houston for the rest of their respective careers.

And Brown remains optimistic he can work out long-term extensions.

"At the end of the day, we realize that Altuve loves playing here," Brown said. "He'll love to continue his career, finish his career here in Houston. Bregman pretty much has his whole family here. His family don't live too far away. His immediate family is from the area. At the end of the day, I think we'll get both guys done."

Both players are under contract through the 2024 season. Altuve is scheduled to earn $29 million in 2023 while Bregman will earn $30.5 million.

An eight-time All-Star, Altuve is a career .307 hitter. Bregman is a two-time All-Star and career .276 hitter.

Both players helped the Astros to World Series titles in 2017 and ’22.

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