The Houston Astros and right-hander Chad Paronto agreed to a one-year, $500,000 contract on Tuesday. The deal includes incentives that could bring the total value of the package to $675,000, major league sources told FOXSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal.
Paronto, 32, will join a setup corps that also includes right-handers Doug Brocail, Oscar Villareal and Geoff Geary. The Astros acquired a new closer, right-hander Jose Valverde, in a recent trade with the Diamondbacks.
Paronto was 3-1 with a 3.57 ERA in 41 appearances for Atlanta this season. The five-year veteran has also pitched for Baltimore and Cleveland and is 6-11 in his career with a 4.00 ERA.