Extension season is in full swing. Yesterday the Yankees somewhat surprisingly signed impending free agent Aaron Hicks to a seven-year, $70M contract with an eighth year club option. That comes after the Yankees signed Luis Severino to a four-year, $40M contract with a fifth year club option two weeks ago. Safe to say the team’s archaic “no extensions” policy is no more. Anyway, I have some thoughts on the Hicks deal, so let’s get to ’em.
1. I say the signing is somewhat surprising for two reasons: Term and money. Seven years? Didn’t see that coming, even though the contract begins right away and is effectively a six-year, $64M extension on top of the one-year, $6M deal Hicks signed to avoid arbitration last month.