{"id":2093,"date":"2024-01-20T08:39:52","date_gmt":"2024-01-20T08:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.24hscore.com\/?p=2093"},"modified":"2024-01-20T08:39:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T08:39:56","slug":"josh-hader-inks-five-year-95m-deal-with-astros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/other-sports\/josh-hader-inks-five-year-95m-deal-with-astros\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Josh Hader, the closer, and the Astros reach a five-year, $95 million agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Josh Hader, a powerfully throwing relief pitcher, reached a deal with the Houston Astros on Friday for a five-year contract worth $95 million, according to a source familiar with the negotiations, as reported by The Associated Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.24hscore.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong><em>24hscore news<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Star closer Josh Hader and the Houston Astros are in agreement on a five-year, $95 million contract, a source tells ESPN. <br><br>The deal contains no deferrals. It is the largest present-day value contract for a relief pitcher in baseball history.<\/p>&mdash; Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffPassan\/status\/1748434090284507432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 19, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The individual, who requested anonymity, disclosed that the agreement was contingent on a successful physical examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hader is set to receive a $19 million annual salary over the next five seasons, with no deferred payments. The contract includes a complete no-trade clause, and he stands to earn a $1 million bonus if he wins the Mariano Rivera\/Trevor Hoffman Reliever of the Year Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although falling short of the total value of Edwin D\u00edaz\u2019s $102 million, five-year contract with the New York Mets that commenced last year, Hader&#8217;s deal is considered the most lucrative for a relief pitcher. D\u00edaz&#8217;s contract involves $26.5 million in deferred payments not fully disbursed until 2042, valued at $93.2 million for baseball&#8217;s luxury tax and $88.8 million by the players&#8217; association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 29-year-old with luxurious, flowing hair, Hader is making a return to the Astros organization, where he spent two years in their minor league system from mid-2013 to mid-2015. With his anticipated arrival, he is expected to assume the role of closer, leading to Ryan Pressly moving back to a setup position in a bullpen that also features Rafael Montero and Bryan Abreu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">H\u00e9ctor Neris, who became a free agent, remains unsigned. Houston finalized the agreement just three days after announcing that reliever Kendall Graveman will be sidelined for the season due to right shoulder surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last fall, Hader became a free agent for the first time after rejecting a $20,325,000 qualifying offer from San Diego. The Padres had acquired him in a deadline trade from Milwaukee in 2022. Hader earned $14.1 million last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the previous season, he recorded a 2-3 record with a remarkable 1.28 ERA, securing 33 saves out of 38 chances while making 61 appearances for San Diego. Throughout 56 1\/3 innings, he struck out 85 batters and issued 30 walks. However, he had a disappointing debut season with the Padres, posting a 7.31 ERA and securing seven saves in 19 games towards the end of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hader has earned a spot on the National League All-Star team for the past five consecutive years, starting from 2018, which was his first full season in the majors. In the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, where no All-Star Game took place, Hader led the NL in saves with 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His overall career statistics include a 20-21 record with a 2.50 ERA, tallying 165 saves in 190 opportunities across 349 appearances with both the Brewers and Padres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally from Maryland, Hader was selected in the 19th round of the 2012 amateur draft by Baltimore straight out of high school. However, he was traded to Houston a year later, and in 2015, he became part of a six-player deal that sent him to Milwaukee. Hader made his debut in the majors in June 2017 and finished that season with an impressive 2.08 ERA in 35 appearances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Hader declined a qualifying offer, San Diego will be awarded an additional pick in the upcoming July amateur draft, while Houston will lose a draft selection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josh Hader, a powerfully throwing relief pitcher, reached a deal with the Houston Astros on Friday for a five-year contract worth $95 million, according to a source familiar with the negotiations, as reported by The Associated Press. 24hscore news The individual, who requested anonymity, disclosed that the agreement was contingent on a successful physical examination&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":2099,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","rank_math_description":"Josh Hader, a powerfully throwing relief pitcher, reached a deal with the Houston Astros on Friday for a five-year contract worth $95 million.","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[903,902,904],"class_list":["post-2093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other-sports","tag-houston-astros","tag-josh-hader","tag-mlb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}