Friday marked the one-year anniversary of Colt Keith’s long-term contract with the Detroit Tigers. The six-year deal, complete with contract escalators and three option years that could take the deal to nine years and as high as $82,000,000, while guaranteeing $28,642,500, was pretty well received, and promoted by the team as part of a new era in Tigers’ baseball. It also quashed speculation as to whether Keith would make the active roster on Opening Day. So far the deal looks pretty good on both sides.
Perhaps the desire to live up to the deal was in Keith’s head for a little while early in the season.