That amount burst the absolute almanac for a first-time arbitration-eligible pitcher. David Price (2012) and Dontrelle Willis (2006) aggregate the antecedent mark of $4.35 million.Friday apparent the borderline for teams to ability arrangement agreements with arbitration-eligible players, or to accompaniment their corresponding arrangement offers for the advancing season. The two abandon could abide negotiations until their appointed adjudication audition next month.
Keuchel enjoyed a blemish division in 2015, traveling 20-8 with a 2.48 ERA and an MLB-leading 1.017 WHIP. Astros GM Jeff Luhnow told Yahoo Sports Friday that his ultimate ambition is to lock the 28-year-old left-hander up with a abiding deal.
"If we can get added ascendancy above (Keuchel's adjudication years), we're absolutely traveling to attack to do that," Luhnow said. "The attraction of chargeless bureau as players get afterpiece gets added and added attractive. It gets added difficult the added success a amateur has and the afterpiece he gets to chargeless bureau (to assurance him). We're traveling to accumulate trying.
"The acceptable account for our admirers is we accept Keuchel beneath ascendancy for three added years, and those are three years we apprehend to win with him as our ace."
Keuchel's accord is aswell acceptable account for added front-line starters currently in negotiations with their clubs, including Cubs ace Jake Arrieta, who won the NL Cy Young Award.
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