Big-money contracts are the fashionable thing in baseball this spring, it seems.
In addition to the 12-year, $330 million deal signed by Bryce Harper with the Phillies and the 10-year, $300 million contract Manny Machado signed with the Padres, there have been several lucrative long-term contract extensions recently for players to stay with their current teams.
The most notable was signed Wednesday, Mike Trout’s 12-year, $430 million extension that will keep him an Angel for the rest of his career. But also of note:
- Nolan Arenado signed what amounts to an eight-year, $260 million extension with the Rockies (the $26 million he agreed to in order to avoid arbitration this year, then a seven-year, $234 million extension).