@JeffPassan: BREAKING: Third baseman Nolan Arenado and the Colorado Rockies are finalizing an eight-year, contract extension worth more than $255M, league sources tell ESPN. Deal includes an opt-out after three years, would give Arenado the largest per-year salary of any position player.
13 years is the length of the deal.
With a no-trade clause and no opt-outs for either side. How long before Harper and the Phillies both come to regret this deal?
6 years for the Phillies.
Depends how Harper holds up with Philly fans. They're going to lose it when he passes his prime.
May Harper add to the post-season success of the Phillies as much as he did the Nats. On the flip side, I'm not upset that SF isn't on the hook for that kind of money. He's gonna be nearly 40 before that contract expires.
I've got a crisp $20 bill on Harper blowing out both of his knees by 34 and the last five years of that contract being dead weight.
That's the stunning part to me. Harper was always going to get a huge payday, but to lock him up for thirteen years without any kind of opt out clause is insanity. He'll be past his prime long before that contract ends.
And players are ******** about free agents not getting deals. I understand why the young players are pissed due to how the contract cycle works. However, I don’t blame the owners for not wanting to take part in this insanity.