The Houston Astros have found their next ace in the form of right-hander Hunter Brown.

Brown has put together an All-Star caliber season and Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter believes that an offseason contract extension between the Astros and their young ace makes sense.

Reuter has listed Brown as one of the ten most likely candidates for a contract extension in the offseason.

"The talk of the offseason is always players joining new teams in free agency and on the trade market, but it's also a time when teams lock up their own in-house talent with long-term extensions," he wrote.

Brown made his MLB debut in 2022, appearing in just two regular season games three postseason games. He had a bad 2023 season but bounced back with a 3.49 ERA across 30 starts last season.

This year, though,

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