The major theme that describes this past offseason, besides it being slow and tedious, was that so many extensions agreed upon. As expected, most extensions were given to “superstars”, but a few pre-arbitration players also received them. The New York Mets handed out only one to star pitcher Jacob deGrom.
Meanwhile, Ronald Acuna Jr., a superstar about to be in his second pre-arb season, was set to make the MLB minimum of $555,000 before signing a deal that could keep him in an Atlanta Braves uniform for a maximum of 10 years and $124 million.