Astros owner Jim Crane: Alex Bregman talks ongoing, team exploring backup plans
HOUSTON — One year after carrying the largest payroll in club history and paying the luxury tax for the first time in his ownership tenure, Jim Crane said the Houston Astros have the “wherewithal” to spend at a similar pace in 2025, but he tempered some expectations of another record-setting number.
Crane: Astros 'exploring all the options' in weighing Bregman's free agency
Coming off a season in which the Astros had the fifth-highest payroll in baseball and exceeded the Competitive Balance Tax for the first time, owner Jim Crane said Monday he would be “comfortable enough” to spend similarly on his team in 2025.
Since the league suspended luxury tax payments for the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, 2024 technically marked the first time ...
Here’s why Houston Astros owner and Chairman Jim Crane chose Daikin as the team’s next stadium naming rights sponsor.
"The Athletic’s Tim Britton projects a seven-year, $189 million contract for free-agent third baseman Alex Bregman," ...
Houston Astros owner Jim Crane expects his club to be competitive again in 2025, but he isn't planning to be overly ...
Owner Jim Crane at least left the door open to spending at the same level and paying another tax bill, telling The Athletic’s Chandler Rome and other reporters, "We have the wherewithal to do ...
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