Sources: Cubs, Rizzo agree to deal
http://ppt.cc/ghii Ken Rosenthal
The Cubs, from the moment they acquired first baseman Anthony Rizzo 16 months
ago, viewed him as a significant part of their future.
Now, they can guarantee it long-term.
The Cubs have reached agreement with Rizzo on a seven-year, $41 million
contract through 2019, according to major-league sources. The deal also
includes two $14.5 million club options, sources said.
Thus, the total value over nine years could be $68 million; Rizzo would not
receive a $2 million buyout if both options are exercised. Escalators could
further increase the size of the package to $73 million, sources said.
Rizzo, who has just over a year of major-league service, is earning $498,000
this season. His new deal will include an immediate increase for 2013 while
covering all four of his arbitration years — Rizzo was on track for Super
Two status — and his first free-agent year.
The contract is in excess of the one that first baseman Paul Goldschmidt
recently received from the Diamondbacks — a five-year, $32 million extension
from 2014 to ’18, with a $14.5 million club option for ’19 that could bring
the total package to six years, $46.5 million. Goldschmidt, however, was
eligible for three years of arbitration, not four.
Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro, another of the team’s cornerstones, also is
signed through 2019. The club also would like to sign right-hander Jeff
Samardzija and possibly righty Matt Garza to extensions as well.
Rizzo, who turns 24 on Aug. 8, is batting .280 with an .891 OPS this season,
nine home runs and 28 RBIs. The Cubs acquired him from the Padres for
right-hander Andrew Cashner in a four-player deal on Jan. 6, 2012.
心得: 小熊不囉嗦 直接把Rizzo绑到2019 41m/7yrs
外加两个14.5M的option
估计Jeff Samardzija应该是下个被绑长约的对象
小熊冲阿
对照组:Paul Goldschmidt 32M/5yrs + 14.5M option(也是到2019)