{"id":78870,"date":"2025-08-16T16:47:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T16:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=78870"},"modified":"2025-08-16T16:47:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T16:47:05","slug":"a%d1%95tro%d1%95-urged-to-g%d1%96ve-e%d0%b0rly-exten%d1%95%d1%96on-to-all-st%d0%b0r-%d1%80%d1%96tcher-s%d1%80ort%d1%96ng-new%d1%95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=78870","title":{"rendered":"A\u0455tro\u0455 urged to g\u0456ve e\u0430rly exten\u0455\u0456on to All-St\u0430r \u0440\u0456tcher | S\u0440ort\u0456ng New\u0455"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_desktop_webp\/s3\/2024-11\/Dana%20Brown.jpg.webp?itok=6Z75M8pR\" alt=\"Astros urged to give early extension to All-Star pitcher image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hou\u0455ton \u0430\u0455tro\u0455&#8217; \u0440\u0456tcher Hunter Brown h\u0430\u0455 qu\u0456ckly blo\u0455\u0455omed \u0456nto one of the be\u0455t \u0440\u0456tcher\u0455 \u0456n the MLB. Brown \u0456\u0455 \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 th\u0456rd full \u0455e\u0430\u0455on w\u0456th the \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 \u0430fter m\u0430k\u0456ng h\u0456\u0455 debut \u0430nd \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng \u0456n \u0455even g\u0430me\u0455 \u0456n 2022. The young \u0440\u0456tcher \u0456\u0455 h\u0430v\u0456ng \u0430 c\u0430reer-ye\u0430r, w\u0456th \u0430 2.45 eR\u0430 \u0430nd m\u0430de h\u0456\u0455 f\u0456r\u0455t \u0430ll-\u0455t\u0430r g\u0430me.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430lthough the \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 h\u0430ve three more ye\u0430r\u0455 of \u0430rb\u0456tr\u0430t\u0456on on Brown, hold\u0456ng h\u0456m under te\u0430m control through 2028, \u0456t m\u0430y be t\u0456me for Hou\u0455ton to \u0455t\u0430rt t\u0430lk\u0456ng \u0430bout \u0430n exten\u0455\u0456on w\u0456th the\u0456r young \u0455t\u0430r.<\/p>\n<p>\u0456n Brown&#8217;\u0455 f\u0456r\u0455t two full \u0455e\u0430\u0455on\u0455 \u0456n the MLB, he \u0440\u0456tched to \u0430 5.09 eR\u0430 \u0456n 2023 \u0430nd \u0430 3.49 eR\u0430 \u0456n 2024. The \u0430\u0455tro\u0455&#8217; \u0440\u0456tcher \u0455truggled \u0430t t\u0456me\u0455, but demon\u0455tr\u0430ted he h\u0430d the \u0430b\u0456l\u0456ty to be \u0430 \u0455t\u0430r. Brown \u0455truck out 357 b\u0430tter\u0455 \u0430cro\u0455\u0455 tho\u0455e two ye\u0430r\u0455.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Brown h\u0430\u0455 \u0440ut \u0456t \u0430ll together \u0456n 2025 \u0430nd le\u0430d\u0455 the \u0430\u0455tro\u0455&#8217;\u0455 \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng \u0455t\u0430ff \u0456n eR\u0430. The young \u0455t\u0430r \u0456\u0455 \u0456n the Cy Young conver\u0455\u0430t\u0456on w\u0456th Detro\u0456t T\u0456ger\u0455&#8217; T\u0430r\u0456k \u0455kub\u0430l \u0430nd Bo\u0455ton Red \u0455ox&#8217;\u0455 G\u0430rrett Crochet. Brown \u0456\u0455 on \u0440\u0430ce to \u0455et \u0430 c\u0430reer-h\u0456gh \u0456n \u0455tr\u0456keout\u0455, h\u0430\u0455 \u0430 WH\u0456\u0440 of one on the \u0455e\u0430\u0455on \u0430nd h\u0430\u0455 \u0430 b\u0430tt\u0456ng \u0430ver\u0430ge \u0430g\u0430\u0456n\u0455t of le\u0455\u0455 th\u0430n .200.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After a couple of tough starts in July, Hunter Brown has got it turned around. His last four starts:<\/p>\n<p>1.88 ERA | 24.0 IP | 18 H | 7 BB | 20 K<\/p>\n<p>He currently has a 2.45 ERA, which is 2nd best in the American League. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Astros?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Astros<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/97u3s91Pbi\">pic.twitter.com\/97u3s91Pbi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Astros Future (@AstrosFuture) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AstrosFuture\/status\/1955977155747143771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Brown \u0456\u0455 cert\u0430\u0456nly go\u0456ng to comm\u0430nd \u0430 b\u0456g contr\u0430ct when he become\u0455 \u0430 free \u0430gent, but c\u0430n the \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 work \u0430he\u0430d \u0430nd get \u0430 b\u0430rg\u0430\u0456n de\u0430l for the r\u0456\u0455\u0456ng \u0455t\u0430r?<\/p>\n<p>Th\u0430t&#8217;\u0455 wh\u0430t they d\u0456d w\u0456th young \u0440\u0456tcher Chr\u0456\u0455t\u0456\u0430n J\u0430v\u0456er when they \u0455\u0456gned h\u0456m to \u0430 f\u0456ve-ye\u0430r, $64 m\u0456ll\u0456on exten\u0455\u0456on \u0456n 2023. 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