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According to a report, the Dodgers and two-time NL Cy Young Award winner
Clayton Kershaw have reached an agreement on a contract extension that will
make the southpaw the highest paid pitcher of all time.
道奇与Kershaw延长合约，史上最高薪投手诞生
If those terms are correct, Kershaw’s deal surpasses the seven-year, $180
million extension Justin Verlander signed with the Tigers last season that
previously represented the biggest contract given to a pitcher. And Kershaw
becomes the highest paid player of all-time in terms of average annual value.
上季V壮年的合约望尘莫及
It’s hard to argue he doesn’t deserve it: Kershaw has led the NL in ERA for
three straight seasons and has thrown more than 200 innings in each of the
last four years. Plus, he’ll only be 26 on Opening Day — well younger than
most players who hit free agency.
连三年国联防御率王，连四年200局，明年才26岁
所以他值得~
But for as good as Kershaw is, long-term megadeals for starting pitchers
rarely turn out to be smart investments. Pitchers bring substantial risk of
injury and ineffectiveness.
给SP长约未必是好的决定，毕竟投手有许多受伤及化身发球机的风险
Of the four $100-million-plus deals to pitchers that have expired and can be
assessed in retrospect, none looks great. Two — those given to Johan Santana
and Kevin Brown — brought some great seasons and some bad ones. The others,
which went to Barry Zito and Mike Hampton, are widely considered disasters.
来看看4位100M以上SP的合约
勇汉跟K.布朗时好时坏，齐托跟汉普顿简直悲剧