He’d have still been worth it in two years. The Phillies could have afforded him. He could have helped form an outfield for the ages. Now, none of that matters.
Mike Trout agreed to a jaw-droppingly large 12-year, $430 million contract extension with the Angels Tuesday, dethroning Bryce Harper’s three-week old deal for the largest in baseball history. It also happens to be the largest pro sports contract in, well, pro sports history. “Historic” is an apt word for it.
It also deprives the 2020-21 free agent market of the game’s biggest star.