Luis Severino's contract with The Athletics has set the tone for a lucrative free-agent pitching market.
The A's shocked the baseball world by dipping into their pockets and signing the 30-year-old to a three-year, $67 million deal on Thursday. It was the largest contract offered in franchise history and Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reported that it has only raised the value of the other free-agent pitchers still available ahead of the winter meetings.
"The market for pitching is insane right now," an NL executive told Feinsand. "It's through the roof."
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