David Price and Red Sox reach 7-year, $217M deal

[HammerTime]

@NBCSports

 

BREAKING NEWS: @Davidprice14 and @RedSox reportedly reach 7-year, $217M deal.

[HammerTime]

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal

 

Confirmed: Price deal with #RedSox is seven years, $217M. No deferred money. Three-year opt-out.

[TheDeuce]

Baseball contracts are disgusting.

[John Anthony]

Baseball contracts are disgusting.

 

A million per outing is the going rate for an ace now. He will earn it the first 2-3 years of the deal.

[HammerTime]

Baseball contracts are disgusting.

 

It's unreal.

[sweet16]

Unbelievable money.

[Big Slick]

That's about $3500 an hour for every hour he is alive for the next 7 years.

[John Anthony]

That's about $3500 an hour for every hour he is alive for the next 7 years.

 

$59 every minute for 7 years.

[TheDeuce]

No athlete is worth that much money.

 

Especially one who will "work" once every five days...

[AverageJoesGym]

Not a huge fan of giving out 7 year deals to 30 year old pitchers. I know he's one of the best in the game and he's got great stats at Fenway but those last 2-3 seasons scare me. I hope he does really well and decides to opt out after 3 years. I still look for the Red Sox to add at least another big name pitcher either starter or reliever.

[Bengal Maniac]

Lots for a guy that is a playoff bust

[Jumper_Dad]

Only major sport without a hard cap...Boston, NY, LA and Chicago teams will always out spend the rest of the league teams year in and year out.

 

There will be a team pop up for a year or two or one of these teams may drop payroll every once in a while, but long term they will always out spend everyone else until there is a cap.

[Bengal Maniac]

Now we know why Johnny Cueto turned down 120M over 6 years from he d-backs.

[John Anthony]

Now we know why Johnny Cueto turned down 120M over 6 years from he d-backs.

 

That is low balling a guy of his caliber but it's also fair with his usage. Then again, the players are smart enough to burn the wealthy owners.

[ColonelCrazy]

That is low balling a guy of his caliber but it's also fair with his usage. Then again, the players are smart enough to burn the wealthy owners.

 

What do you mean -- "with his usage"?