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Dodgers, Dave Roberts ‘Believed’ To Have Discussed 4-Year Contract Extension: Report

Dave Roberts and the Los Angeles Dodgers are progressing on a contract extension that would likely make him the highest-paid manager in MLB history, at least in terms of average annual value.

Read more: Dodgers, Dave Roberts Progressing Toward Record-Breaking Contract Extension

While the Chicago Cubs made Craig Counsell the highest-paid manager last offseason — giving him a five-year, $40 million deal — Roberts is expected to reset the market in terms of AAV. The years, however, are a different story.

According to Jack Harris of the LA Times, Roberts and the Dodgers were believed to have been discussing a four-year contract structure earlier this spring.