In his recent article, Alex Duvall discusses the extension of Brandon Lowe by the Rays, proposes a trade, and expresses his interest in extending some of the Royals current crop of players. He spitballed some extension estimations for Brad Keller, Jakob Junis and Adalberto Mondesi, and it led me to ask myself “What would extensions for these players look like?”
First, we have to examine the purpose of an extension and how teams and players approach the discussions. Extensions happen when two parties (the front office (FO), and player/agent) with competing interests reach a mutually beneficial position.