Pressly, Astros complete contract extension

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Astros and reliever Ryan Pressly completed a two-year contract extension through 2021 on Wednesday. The deal, worth $17.5 million according to a source, includes a vesting option for 2022. The agreement was first reported on Tuesday.

Pressly, 30, posted a 0.77 ERA and 0.60 WHIP in 26 games after being acquired from the Twins last July. He is set to make $2.9 million this season, after which he would have been eligible for free agency.

With Pressly and closer Roberto Osuna under contract through 2021, the Astros have one of baseball’s best back-end bullpen combinations locked in for the next three seasons.

“This is the deepest our ‘pen has been at the start of season where we feel really, really excited about Osuna and Pressley,” Astros manager AJ Hinch said earlier this spring.

Osuna, acquired in a July trade with the Blue Jays, posted a 1.99 ERA and saved 12 games with the Astros in the regular season after coming to Houston. Pressly was acquired from the Twins for Minor Leaguers Jorge Alcala and Gilberto Celestino last July.