Trout already signed a 10 year deal I believe.
Harper gonna get so much jack it might make people quit playing football.
Trout gave up a little bit of leverage later on to get a bigger contract sooner.
You can't become a complete FA until year 6.
Thats normally when you start making the huge money in MLB but since Trout is such a special player they gave him huge money after year 4 at a slight discount.
So trout makes less money then he could have got if he waited 2 more years but at the same time he gets to make a lot more then he would have 2 years early.
Its a trade off for both sides.
The teams pays him more then they have to 2 years early .
And trout takes less then he could have got later but gets real money before year 6 if that makes sense.
Arbitration is a 1 year deal sort of like a franchise tag in football after year 4 or 5.
The player goes to court with a 1 year figure that he thinks he's worth , the team also has a 1 year figure then an arbitrator decides which side is right and gets a 1 year deal.
Genreally both players and teams try to avoid arbitration.
Maybe so I think he is still the youngest or 2nd youngest player in baseball.
He is younger now then when trout played is first game
Yeah, like I said its been awhile since I've followed baseball so I forget how that stuff works. I'm pretty sure you don't just get 20 million in arbitration. Otherwise more guys would just let the process play out.
Pedroia took a below market deal with the Sox after his MVP season because of this IIRC.
Harper is better then Trout
Ronaldo is better then Messi
Ovechkin is better then Crosby
Ronaldo is better then Messi
Ovechkin is better then Crosby
