Red Sox sign Anthony 8 yrs/ $130M

[AnExParrot]

It's possible but I prefer waiting until at least sometime in his third season if he's the star we all hope he will be.

I remember too many in CT clamoring to give both Walker & Winn $100+M deals, glad that didn't happen.

It's a roll of the dice .. For a team in a lower salary type market , it could be a great move for Milw. as by 2030 , the salary for this kid could be thru the roof and they have him locked in .
For Chourio, he is getting a lot of $$ upfront and guaranteed $82 M at the minimum.

This was the Chourio deal :

Jackson Chourio signed an eight-year, $82 million contract with the Milwaukee Brewers before playing a major league game. The contract includes two $25 million club options for the 2031 and 2032 seasons, with $2 million buyouts, potentially extending the deal to ten years and $142.5 million. This is the largest contract ever given to a player before their MLB debut.

So the Brewers could have him locked in for 10 years . THey could also buy out for $2M at that time too.

Chourio career:
.275 .320 .469 .789

No way I give any player that kind of money until they're in their third year and have proven themselves.

Even Albert didn't get his $100M extension until after his 3rd season, and all he did during those 3 yrs was:

114 HR
381 RBI
.334 .412 .613 1.025

Now that's the kind of guy you rush to extend for as long as you can afford, not JJ or Winn or Walker or Chourio.

Of course, JMO

If the team had presented him with an extension after his first season, they could have got an even better deal, right?

Or if he had got hurt then it could've blown up in their face, right?

Either way it's always a gamble.

But at 7 years and 50-60 mil, a reasonable guess as to what an extension after one season would have been, if it blows up it's a lady finger blowing up, not an M-80. A contract like that going (buzz)-up isn't a significant financial hurdle for most teams.

I'd rather wait until a players third year and pay up a bit instead of paying up too early only to see the player flop.

If you wait until a player's third year you likely aren't paying up "a bit", you are paying up a lot. If the player is even interested in doing a deal at all at that point.

Seems rock will never understand the sliding scale that exists - the longer you wait, the more it costs and significantly so. And it isn't just the dollar cost, in many cases waiting a couple years also means that when you do extend you're going to pay for post-prime seasons, when the contract is at its most expensive.

[rockondlouie]

It's possible but I prefer waiting until at least sometime in his third season if he's the star we all hope he will be.

I remember too many in CT clamoring to give both Walker & Winn $100+M deals, glad that didn't happen.

It's a roll of the dice .. For a team in a lower salary type market , it could be a great move for Milw. as by 2030 , the salary for this kid could be thru the roof and they have him locked in .
For Chourio, he is getting a lot of $$ upfront and guaranteed $82 M at the minimum.

This was the Chourio deal :

Jackson Chourio signed an eight-year, $82 million contract with the Milwaukee Brewers before playing a major league game. The contract includes two $25 million club options for the 2031 and 2032 seasons, with $2 million buyouts, potentially extending the deal to ten years and $142.5 million. This is the largest contract ever given to a player before their MLB debut.

So the Brewers could have him locked in for 10 years . THey could also buy out for $2M at that time too.

Chourio career:
.275 .320 .469 .789

No way I give any player that kind of money until they're in their third year and have proven themselves.

Even Albert didn't get his $100M extension until after his 3rd season, and all he did during those 3 yrs was:

114 HR
381 RBI
.334 .412 .613 1.025

Now that's the kind of guy you rush to extend for as long as you can afford, not JJ or Winn or Walker or Chourio.

Of course, JMO

If the team had presented him with an extension after his first season, they could have got an even better deal, right?

Or if he had got hurt then it could've blown up in their face, right?

Either way it's always a gamble.

But at 7 years and 50-60 mil, a reasonable guess as to what an extension after one season would have been, if it blows up it's a lady finger blowing up, not an M-80. A contract like that going (buzz)-up isn't a significant financial hurdle for most teams.

I'd rather wait until a players third year and pay up a bit instead of paying up too early only to see the player flop.

If you wait until a player's third year you likely aren't paying up "a bit", you are paying up a lot. If the player is even interested in doing a deal at all at that point.

Or you're paying "less" if that player isn't the star you seem to think they'll all be.