Overview
- Brown’s one-year salary covers the 2026 season and begins his three arbitration years, with team control running through 2028.
- The deal was first reported by The Athletic’s Chandler Rome ahead of the arbitration filing deadline.
- After a breakout 2025, Brown earned an All-Star nod, posted a 2.43 ERA with 206 strikeouts, and finished third in AL Cy Young voting.
- Houston also reached agreements with Steven Okert ($2.325 million), Bennett Sousa ($910,000), Jesús Sánchez ($6.8 million), Jake Meyers ($3.55 million), and Hayden Wesneski ($975,000).
- Arbitration-eligible players still without agreements include Jeremy Peña, Isaac Paredes, Nick Allen, Yainer Diaz, and Bryan Abreu.