The Houston Astros have reportedly been trying to sign star shortstop Jeremy Peña to a massive contract extension worth around $100 million, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post.

A contract extension makes sense for both sides right now. The Astros could lock up one of their stars for the next five or six years while his contract only has two years of team control left.

Ultimately, a potential five-year extension would give the Astros three more years of team control while paying Peña a lot more than he’ll make in arbitration the next two seasons.

But it was recently announced that Peña had switched agents and would now be represented by notorious agent Scott Boras. Since this decision was made, Heyman has reported that the talks of a contract negotiation are now on hold.

Boras is notorious for dragging his players through pre-arbitration and arbitration years in order to land in free agency, where the players will have the most leverage. It’s quite rare that Boras settles for a contract extension while a player is still arbitration-eligible.

But it’s not impossible, especially considering how deep the Astros were in talks of an extension with Peña.

On the season, the shortstop is slashing .326/.380/.493 with excellent defense in the infield. He’s been one of the most valuable players in baseball by nearly every metric.

Signing an extension right now would be a good idea because he’s taking advantage of his value while it’s at its peak. But if Boras and company believe Peña will continue to improve before landing in free agency in a few years, then an extension will become an afterthought.

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