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This season has been marked with monster contract signing and even more monster extensions, sometimes to players that make you scratch your head and say, “Wait, really?”.
There’s a twofold root to these signings: teams are scrambling to have to avoid arbitration hearings with some of their highest valued players and players are so scared of job certainty that they’ll gladly take an extension deal—even if it’s wildly below their value.
We will continue to update this tracker as the deals inevitably roll in.
Players:
Royals, Whit Merrifield close to 4-year extension
Phillies sign Aaron Nola to extension through 2022 with option for 2023
Twins finalize long-term extension with Jorge Polanco, per report
Twins agree to long-term extension with Max Kepler, per report
Yankees sign Luis Severino to long-term extension, per report
Yankees sign Aaron Hicks to seven year, $70 million extension
Nolan Arenado finalizing eight year extension with the Rockies, per report
Cardinals extend Miles Mikolas through 2023, per report
Angels, Mike Trout finalizing record-breaking 12 year extension, per report
The Astros have inked Alex Bregman to a six year, $100 million extension, per report
White Sox closing in on long-term deal with Eloy Jimenez, per report
Rays sign Blake Snell to five-year, $50 million extension
Cardinals close to extension with Paul Goldschmidt, per report
Chris Sale agrees to five-year, $145 million extension with Red Sox, per report
Astros nearing two-year, $66 million extension with Justin Verlander, per report
Jacob deGrom and Mets agree to five year contract extension, per report
Cubs sign Kyle Hendricks to extension through 2023 with vesting option for 2024
Red Sox, Xander Bogaerts near seven-year, $132 million contract, per report
The Braves are finalizing a 8 year, $100 million extension with Ronald Acuna Jr., per report
Rockies, German Marquez in agreement on long-term extension, per report
Blue Jays, Randal Grichuk agree to five-year extension
Braves sign Ozzie Albies to seven year, $35 million extension
Cardinals sign Matt Carpenter to extension through 2021 with option for 2022
Athletics sign Khris Davis to two-year, $33.5 million contract extension