The Braves and Ronald Acuna, Jr. agree to an eight-year, $100 million contract:
When Ronald Acuña Jr. is earning $17 million per year in his prime, the Atlanta Braves may have one of baseball’s best bargains.
From the perspective of Acuña, that possibility isn’t a concern. At 21, he is the youngest player to land a $100 million deal and he said he has no regrets about gaining that security so early in his career.
Acuña and the Braves agreed to a $100 million, eight-year contract on Tuesday, the largest deal for a player under club control with less than one year of major league service.
The NL Rookie of the Year , Acuña agreed to a deal with two team options that, if exercised, would raise the value to $124 million over 10 years.
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Albert Pujols signed for seven years, $100 million after three great seasons with the Cardinals. The contract had an option for 2011 that was exercised, so the full contract was worth $116 million for eight years. According to FanGraphs, Pujols produced $350 million in value, making that a fantastic signing for the Cardinals. Acuna is not Pujols yet, but if he waited a year or two, he might have greatly eclipsed that contract by a wide margin. If he does turn out to be as good as Pujols, this will be the steal of the century.
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