By Jesus Perez Vichot (Chuchi)
The Cuban guy Yuli Gurriel He has been one of the undisputed in the Astros team for the past six years. The Gold Glove-winning first baseman and batting title in 2021 is currently a free agent and it has recently become known that the franchises of the marlins and the Twins They have shown interest in taking their services.
Yuli is 38 years old, the last contest was quite discreet for him on offense, but in the postseason he was a key factor for the set of houston won his second World Series in a span of six years. “La Piña” is one of the players most loved by fans and even by the board of the Astros, which has been his only team in the Majors.
Cooperstown Hall of Famer and Astros front office Jeff Bagwell commented via McTaggart: “There’s no one who loves Yuli more than us, myself, Jim (Crane), Dusty (Baker ), everyone. He’s just trying to find the right fit for the club. He is a big part of our success here. We will continue to monitor that situation.”
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Obviously Bagwell and the Astros have not ruled out the possibility of keeping the Cuban with the club. Having an experienced and versatile player like Gurriel can add depth to the infield. Plus, the numbers put together during his seven-year MLB career are excellent. He posts a .284/.328/.448/.776 batting line with 206 doubles, 94 home runs and 435 RBIs in 801 games.
The Astros are likely to be in the postseason and this year should be no exception. Yuli in this instance is a player who can contribute a lot to the team. In those 85 high-pressure games he’s played in, he’s had 81 hits with 8 home runs and 39 RBIs. The Marlins and the Twins will try to reach an agreement with Yuli, even one of the two can achieve it, but after Bagwell’s words were published, everything seems to indicate that he will wear the Astros uniform again this year.
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