The Rockies have agreed to an extension with Carlos Gonzalez. The
outfielder's Twitter account announced that a contract is "is almost a fact"
and confirmed that it will be in the seven-year, $80MM range. Troy Renck of
the Denver Post says it sounds like the deal will be completed this week
(Twitter links). The deal is pending a physical.
The deal would keep Gonzalez in the Rockies' lineup through 2017. He and Troy
Tulowitzki, who is under contract through 2020, will be cornerstones in
Colorado for the foreseeable future.
Gonzalez is not yet arbitration eligible, so the contract would cover one
pre-arb season, three arbitration seasons and three free agent years. Agent
Scott Boras has a tendency to let his clients hit the open market, but this
deal would put Gonzalez's free agency off until he's 32. However, Boras
proved with theJayson Werth deal that it's possible for early thirties
outfielders to cash in via free agency.
The precise breakdown of the proposed deal remains unclear, but the Rockies
don't appear to be getting a hometown discount.
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