The Astros have avoided arbitration with Hunter Pence, agreeing to a one-year deal worth $3.5MM, tweets Alyson Footer of MLB.com. The signing leaves Houston with two remaining arbitration-eligible players: Wandy Rodriguez and Tim Byrdak.
Pence received his first All-Star selection in 2009, hitting .282/.346/.472 with 25 homers. He also played a solid right field, recording a UZR/150 of 5.3.
This was the 26-year-old outfielders' first time being arb-eligible. The two parties met in the middle as Pence submitted a figure of $4.1MM and Houston submitted $3.1MM.
Solid deal. Hunter keeps getting better every year. Maybe 2010 will be his breakout year.
The other day I was flipping through a dictionary and happened to look at the pitcher for underrated. Can you believe that it was a photo of Hunter Pence? — I just can’t understand how the Stros’ don’t make runs for it.
Right in the middle would have been 3.6……. not the 3.5 he signed for