"Astros manager Joe Espada and GM Dana Brown are entering the final seasons of their respective contracts. It'll be Espada's third season in the role and Brown's fourth year running baseball operations. Many clubs prefer not to have their manager and front office heads on lame duck contracts. Astros owner Jim Crane has been more willing to do that than most of his counterparts, and it appears that both Brown and Espada may need to work on expiring deals in 2026."
""I think we'll go through this year like we always do, evaluate it and then make the decision at the end of the year," Crane said (link via Matt Kawahara of The Houston Chronicle). "We won't probably do any extensions now. But I'm not saying that's impossible. We haven't talked about it yet. We've been focused on getting what we need to compete this next year.""
Joe Espada and Dana Brown are entering the final seasons of their contracts, with Espada starting his third year and Brown his fourth leading baseball operations. Owner Jim Crane reported no extension conversations and said decisions will be evaluated at the end of the upcoming season, while prioritizing roster moves to compete. Past examples include Dusty Baker managing on one-year deals and former GM James Click finishing his contract amid personal discord. The Astros missed the playoffs with an 87-75 record after controlling the division at the All-Star break and playing below .500 in the final three months.
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