Xander Bogaerts joined the San Diego Padres as a free agent in the 2022-23 offseason, signing a contract for 11 years and $280 million, which included a no-trade clause. People around San Diego and baseball wondered if he was worth such a contract because no one predicted he would receive such an offer.
Some agents guesstimate Xander Bogaerts will get something in the range of $180m-$200m when he signs, given the enormous spike in the market.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) December 6, 2022
The Boston Red Sox, the only team Bogaerts had known in his previous 10 MLB seasons, did not come close to that kind of offer and that was after Bogaerts helped them win two World Series titles.