Myles Straw, Guardians agree to five-year, $25M extension

May 30,2024

Straw should now give the Guardians a stable presence in the middle of the outfield for years to come..
The Guardians and Myles Straw have agreed to a five-year contract extension, with club options covering the 2027 and 2028 seasons, per Zack Meisel of The Athletic. The deal is worth $25M, per Mandy Bell of MLB.com, with the options valued at $8M in 2027 and $8.5M in 2028. This is the third extension for the club in recent days, following the deals for Emmanuel Clase and Jose Ramirez. Straw was drafted by the Astros in the 12th round in 2015 and earned attention in the minors for his speed and defense. He stole at least 20 bags in the minors in his first three season in 2015-2017, before swiping 70 bags between Double-A and Triple-A in 2018. He was ranked by Baseball America as one of Houston’s top 20 prospects in 2018 and 2019. That latter season, he saw his first extended stretch of MLB action, hitting .269/.378/.343 in 56 games, along with eight steals. At last year’s deadline, he was acquired by a Cleveland team that was looking to fill an outfield that had been mired in uncertainty for quite some time. B