Dallas Keuchel and the Astros agreed to a huge one-year contract, $7.25 million for one year:
At this point, your brain is probably overloaded after reading similar reports about players all over the league. However, on a day where several players agreed to arbitration deals, Keuchel’s stands out from the pack because it represents a record salary for a first-time arbitration-eligible pitcher.
Dontrelle Willis and David Price previously held the record at $4.35 million, so Keuchel not only topped it, he blew right past it, which obviously bodes well for his future earnings.
With the baseline set, Keuchel is in line for a nice boost in salary in each of his two remaining arbitration seasons. If he continues to pitch at or around an elite level, he could even set two more records. It could also push the Astros toward locking him up with an extension that provides security for him and a stable salary figure for them to work around from year-to-year.
This is not only good for Keuchel, but for other pitchers in the league as well. One of the factors that arbitrators use is what similar pitchers earn, based on age and service time. Keuchel just raised the bar for everyone.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/1OVaefy
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