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SEATTLE (AP) — Aledmys Diaz has to take his opportunities when he can with the Houston Astros.Diaz responded to his first start at designated hitter this season Sunday by hitting a home run in the seventh inning that made the difference in Houston’s 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners Freddy Galvis Jersey , the ninth straight win for the Astros.Diaz was traded from the Blue Jays this winter. With stars nearly everywhere in the lineup, Diaz has served as Houston’s utility infielder, filling in at first, second and shortstop already. He’s been in the starting lineup three times in April, going 5 for 12 with two homers in those games.“He’s not getting to play a lot. He played almost every day last season, so the attitude has been great,” Astros manager AJ Hinch said. “He’s willing to do anything. Guys are rooting for him in there.”Gerrit Cole had a strong start for Houston, striking out 11 in six innings. Cole (1-2) gave up two runs on four hits, including a leadoff home run to Mitch Haniger, and did not walk a batter. Cole has pitched at least six innings in each of his four starts.Haniger’s homer, his fifth, extended the Mariners’ major league record streak to 18 games with a home run to start the season. Haniger also doubled and scored both Seattle runs.Cole and the Astros bullpen shut down the Mariners, who entered leading the majors with 7.29 runs a game. After Domingo Santana hit a run-scoring double in the third for Seattle’s second run, no other Mariners hitters reached base, with Houston retiring the last 19 Seattle batters.Hector Rondon, Ryan Pressly and Roberto Osuna each pitched a perfect inning in relief for Houston, with Osuna working the ninth for his seventh save.“Our whole bullpen is really good,” Cole said. “They’re not afraid to pitch in leverage or clean up your mess. As starters, we just try to minimize their workload as best we can.”There were some close calls for Osuna. Haniger appeared to start the ninth inning with an infield single, but was ruled out on replay. Santana had fans on their feet with a long drive down the right field line that went foul before striking out Randal Grichuk Jersey , and Daniel Vogelbach worked a full count before striking out looking to end the game.“It’s a game of inches. I thought Domingo’s ball had a chance there in the ninth to sneak around the foul pole. Just didn’t happen,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. “We just went up against really good pitching this weekend.”Mariners starter Marco Gonzalez was trying for his fifth straight win to open the season, and looked on track early. Gonzalez allowed just one hit over the first five innings as Seattle opened a 2-0 lead.The Astros took over in the sixth. Singles by Tony Kemp, Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman loaded the bases. Michael Brantley then drove in two runs with another single, trying the game and ending Gonzalez’s day.Brandon Brennan struck out the next two batters to end the inning. In the seventh, Diaz led off with his second homer, the first run Brennan (1-1) allowed after starting the season with 11 1/3 scoreless innings.IN CONTROLThis was the 10th time Cole has struck out at least 11 batters in his career. In six of those 10 games, Cole has also not allowed a walk.TRAINERS ROOMMariners: Placed starting LHP Wade LeBlanc on the 10-day injured list with a Grade 2 right oblique strain. LeBlanc is expected to be out four to six weeks. Seattle recalled RHP Erik Swanson from Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday. Swanson is expected to take LeBlanc’s upcoming spot in the rotation on Wednesday against Cleveland.ON THE MOVEThe Mariners traded C David Freitas to the Milwaukee Brewers for minor league RHP Sal Biasi.UP NEXTAstros: RHP Colin McHugh (2-1, 2.65 ERA) makes his fourth start at Oakland on Tuesday. McHugh has one win against the Athletics this season, after his pitched six one-run innings on April 5.Mariners: LHP Yusei Kikuchi (0-0, 4.15) is looking for his first major league decision in his fifth start as Seattle starts a three-game home series against Cleveland. With the deal done, at more diminished dollars than first rumored, it’s clear that if the young slugger can muster even a Carlos Lee career, the deal is a win for the White Sox"WhiteFanposts FanpostsFanshotsSections AnalysisGame RecapsGamethreadsMinorsOffbeatFull ArchiveExclusives South Side Sox Hall of FameCard of the MonthDeep DiveDigitsFlashbackFranchise FactsKnow Your EnemyMost Essential White SoxRace to the BottomSix Pack of StatsSouth Side SnapSouth Side StumperSSS Literary SupplementSuper Stats PackThe Game I’ll Never ForgetTwitterpatingUnder the RadarView From the Other SideWhite Sox on SB Nation HomeStoriesScheduleRosterStatsWhite Sox on Yahoo! HomeDepth ChartTransactionsMasthead MastheadMeet the Players!Links White Sox Web LinksSouth Side Sox standardsCommunity GuidelinesOdds Shop StubHub 鉁旳nalysisEloy Jim茅nezBreaking down the eight-year, $75 million Eloy Jim茅nez extensionNew,98commentsWith the deal done, at more diminished dollars than first rumored, it’s clear that if the young slugger can muster even a Carlos Lee career, the deal is a win for the White SoxCDTShareTweetShareShareBreaking down the eight-year, $75 million Eloy Jim茅nez extensionBig bux: The White Sox have inked Jim茅nez to an unprecedented extension Jose Bautista Jersey , before the slugger has had a single MLB at-bat.Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY SportsUPDATE: This story has updated, exact contract numbers. See also: The South Side Sox breaking news piece on Friday’s announcement.A week ago, H茅ctor G贸mez trickled out a tantalizing tweet:that led to this speculative piece addressing the value Jim茅nez would have to provide the White Sox to make this gamble of an extension pay off.A week later, G贸mez hit us again, second verse, a bit different from the first: Others, including ESPN’s Jeff Passan, have weighed in on the guaranteed end of the deal ($43 million):The details seem to be breaking out as $43 million for 2019-24, with 2025 and 2026 as option years that could close to double the contract’s value (~$20 million per year, presumably) to $77.5 million total.So, to review: An eight-year deal would buy out all of Jim茅nez’s arbitration years (under current rules, which may change with a new labor agreement), plus one additional season. It would keep him in Chicago through 2026, the slugger’s age-30 campaign.In 2018, 1.0 WAR was worth approximately $3.8 million. For the purposes of projecting halfway into the next decade, let’s set WAR value at $4 million. Let’s also presume that Jim茅nez maxes out his deal (incentives, option years) and earns the full $75 million over eight seasons.So in order to earn his contract, Jim茅nez would need to amass 18.8 WAR over the course of his first eight seasons in Chicago, or 2.4 WAR per season.I’ve picked two White Sox players from the past to overlay as Jim茅nez comps. On the pinch-me-I’m-dreaming side, Frank Thomas. As the “worst case” (no offense http://www.bluejaysfanproshop.com/authentic-curtis-granderson-jersey , KenWo), Carlos Lee. Both players brought big bats to the South Side, and not a whole lotta defense or baserunning. Thomas, a Hall-of-Famer, might be aiming awfully high, but don’t we all, deep down, hope against hope that Eloy could be the 21st Century Big Hurt? On the flip side, if all the White Sox get out of Eloy is eight years of El Caballo, well, it’s not a great sign for the rebuild. But still, it gives us a baseline measure.So, plugging Big Hurt’s numbers into Eloy’s contract:Yeah, a massive win for the White Sox. Using Thomas’ performance, Jim茅nez would amass 52.0 WAR in his eight seasons, close to triple the minimum expectation of 18.8 WAR. That leads to $208 million in value, and $133 million in surplus value.It should be noted that Thomas won two MVPs in his first eight full seasons, and finished among the top eight in MVP voting in his first seven seasons. Thomas made $33 million in his first eight major league seasons, which would translate roughly to $46.9 million in today’s dollars.Now, for El Caballo:If Lee is the worst-case outcome for Jim茅nez Marcus Stroman Jersey , the White Sox simply cannot lose on this extension. Eloy-as-Lee comes in at 20.0 WAR, still past the break-even mark. Eloy’s surplus value as Lee is $4.9 million, which is essentially one free All-Star season. Not bad.Lee never finished higher than No. 17 in MVP voting during those first eight years, making two All-Star teams in that span. Lee was paid just about $31 million for his first eight seasons, which translates to about $36 million in today’s dollars.Outside of the White Sox bubble, there’s some push-back on the nature of the deal:And that’s not unfair. Of course, Jim茅nez has secured his future, and his family’s, and his family’s family. But there’s little doubt that this deal will turn out to be Chris Sale-like if Jim茅nez can even come close to his potential as a Top 5 overall MLB prospect, with prodigious hitting skills. Put another way, Jim茅nez could turn out to be just half the player Frank Thomas was, and still give the White Sox a significant surplus on this contract.And if Jim茅nez turns out to be more along the lines of Lee, again, it may be a gut-punch to the rebuild, but won’t really “cost” the White Sox too much. This low-cost extension frees the White Sox up (theoretically, heh) to spend in a lot of other areas elsewhere in the future, tying up other prospects and luring free agents (cough).Giving $43 million to a guy who’s never seen a major league pitch is a gamble. But, after Chicago’s flailing offseason, it was a risk the team had to take.