Ozzie Albies and the Atlanta Braves have agreed to a long-term contract extension that has re-set the bar when it comes to team-friendly, player-unfriendly deals. Multiple reports indicate that the deal is 7 years, $35 million, with two option years that could make the total deal worth $45 million.
Jeff Passan says that other executives and agents are telling him this “might be the worst contract ever for a player.” Albies is 22, and had a 3.8 bWAR season last year. He’s viewed as a potential multi-year All Star going forward, and he’s given up two more years of team control, three arbitration years and up to four years of free agent years for a dollar figure that is less than just the free agent years are worth.