The first day the MLB’s Winter Meetings included one of the top free agents coming off the market as Stephen Strasburg cashed in on his playoff performance (and his opt out clause).
Signing a record seven-year, $245 million deal to return to the Washington Nationals, Strasburg’s deal probably bumps up those estimates for Gerrit Cole’s eventual record-setting deal now. Here’s a little bit of detail on Strasburg’s contract (I updated this with better info):
As for Cole, rumors are predictably all over the place though it seems clear it is the Yankees leading the way with the Dodgers and Angels somewhere behind that.