Astros owner will only say that team is in discussions on a new contract
As the Astros celebrated manager Dusty Baker’s contract extension in a formal press conference held Wednesday afternoon at Minute Maid Park, owner Jim Crane remained coy about the future of general manager James Click, whose contract expired Oct. 31.remained in Las Vegas at MLB’s general managers’ meetings and was absent from Wednesday’s press conference.
Both Baker and Click have been with the Astros since 2020, and this year oversaw a 106-win regular season and a World Series title. Asked what Click had done to not merit a contract extension at this point, Crane said Click was on the “same timeline as Dusty,” despite the fact that Baker’s future with the organization has been solidified while Click’s hangs in the balance.
The Astros hired Click — previously a vice president of baseball operations with the Tampa Bay Rays — as general manager in February 2020 a week after hiring Baker, forming a tandem tasked with leading the club out of an era marred by a sign-stealing scandal. Since then, the Astros have advanced to the American League Championship Series three times, won two pennants, and captured the franchise’s second World Series title this year.
He continued, “I mean, you come from two different places. Everybody in here comes from different places. But you know, the secret is to learn how to coexist in the workplace. And that's what makes a successful formula.”
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