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It is the beginnings of a new age in major league baseball, and it has to do with giving players extensions.
Cardinals signed RHP Miles Mikolas to a four-year, $68 million contract extension.
The shiny new
deal comes with $15.75 million salaries for 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023,
along with a $5 million signing bonus that he can tack onto his
already-locked-in $8 million salary for the 2019 season. Mikolas was
brilliant in his first year in St. Louis, delivering an 18-4 record,
2.83 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, and 146/29 K/BB ratio across 200 2/3 innings. If
he ups the strikeout rate a bit this year, which he would seem capable
of doing, he can be a front-line fantasy starter. The 30-year-old
right-hander will take the ball for the Cardinals on Opening Day against
the Brewers.
Yankees signed OF Aaron Hicks to a seven-year, $70 million extension.
Mike Trout will then consider the best way to say no. Rosenthal reports that the deal would cover his 2021-2030 seasons, meaning they'd cover him for his 29-to-38 years. While that would be the largest contract in the history of North American sports, it's tough to imagine that Trout would say yes to this; even with Manny Machado and Bryce Harper having to wait until the end of February to get their paper. The Angels are going to have to pony up more than that if they're going to keep the best player in baseball from testing the market.
Dallas Kuechel would have resigned an extension, but the Astros saw a decline in his fastball, and choose not to. Adam Jones , at 33, would have been happy to re sign with the Orioles for another 3 yr term, but alas, they choose to move forward towards another 100 loss season with Cedric Mullens II.
All in all, the extension is getting pretty popular in MLB these days. Players have sen that the grass is not always greener hitting free agency. Ask Craig Kimbrel of the World Series Champion Boston Red Sox, they have made there only offer to Kimbrel, who contemplated taking a year away from the game. Careful Craig, absence may make the heart grow fonder, but out of sight out of mind might apply better.
My bet is that by the time Spring Training rolls around next year, Mike Trout will not be the only one that has signed an extension. Mookie Betts, Xavier Bogearts among others.
Yankees signed OF Aaron Hicks to a seven-year, $70 million extension.
The deal is now
official. According to the announcement from the team, there's a club
option for an eighth year in 2026. The upcoming free agent class doesn't
have much to offer in center field, so the Yankees didn't want Hicks to
get away. The 29-year-old has thrived during his time in New York and
is now locked in for the long-term.
Mike Trout will then consider the best way to say no. Rosenthal reports that the deal would cover his 2021-2030 seasons, meaning they'd cover him for his 29-to-38 years. While that would be the largest contract in the history of North American sports, it's tough to imagine that Trout would say yes to this; even with Manny Machado and Bryce Harper having to wait until the end of February to get their paper. The Angels are going to have to pony up more than that if they're going to keep the best player in baseball from testing the market.
Dallas Kuechel would have resigned an extension, but the Astros saw a decline in his fastball, and choose not to. Adam Jones , at 33, would have been happy to re sign with the Orioles for another 3 yr term, but alas, they choose to move forward towards another 100 loss season with Cedric Mullens II.
All in all, the extension is getting pretty popular in MLB these days. Players have sen that the grass is not always greener hitting free agency. Ask Craig Kimbrel of the World Series Champion Boston Red Sox, they have made there only offer to Kimbrel, who contemplated taking a year away from the game. Careful Craig, absence may make the heart grow fonder, but out of sight out of mind might apply better.
My bet is that by the time Spring Training rolls around next year, Mike Trout will not be the only one that has signed an extension. Mookie Betts, Xavier Bogearts among others.
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