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How Roman Anthony can get the full $230 million in his Red Sox contract extension
How Roman Anthony can get the full $230 million in his Red Sox contract extension

CBS News

time07-08-2025

  • Business
  • CBS News

How Roman Anthony can get the full $230 million in his Red Sox contract extension

Roman Anthony will be building his empire in Boston for the foreseeable future after he signed an eight-year, $130 million extension with the Red Sox on Wednesday. The fine details of the pact are complicated, but Anthony could end up earning $230 million over the life of the contract. To do so, he's going to have to play some incredible baseball over the next nine years. There's another $70 million for Anthony to earn based on how he finishes in this year's Rookie of the Year race, future MVP votes, and how many All-Star appearances he makes. But the 21-year-old is off to a tremendous start to his career, so betting on himself -- while also getting a pretty nice bag of cash at such an early age -- seems like a solid move for the former No. 1 prospect in baseball. It should work out great for the Red Sox too, who will have Anthony on a bargain deal for almost a decade. Even if all of his escalators kick in, the contract will still be a bargain when the next crop of big-name free agents start to sign their new deals. Here are all the fine details of Anthony's extension, courtesy of Chris Cotillo of Mass Live. - Anthony's extension will run from the 2026 season through the 2033 season, and the Red Sox hold a club option for 2034. - Anthony's salary will increase each year of the deal: 2026: $2 million2027: $4 million2028: $8 million2029: $15 million2030: $19 million2031: $23 million2032: $25 million2033: $29 million2034: $30 million (club option) - Anthony received a $5 million signing bonus with the contract. - If Anthony finishes first or second in American League Rookie of the Year voting this year, he'll receive another $1 million per season from 2031-33 and another $2 million in his option year. If he does not place in the top two, his other escalators will start to kick in for the 2032 season. In a nutshell, a top-two finish in the AL Rookie of the Year voting would get Anthony another $3 million of guaranteed money, plus an extra $2 million if the team picks up its option in 2034. -A lot of Anthony's potential money is attached to the American League MVP award. The final four years of his contract will increase if Anthony wins the award or finishes in the Top 10 in voting. Any MVP win would bump up each of the final four years of Anthony's deal by $2 million. He'll get an extra $1 million for each second or third place finish, an extra $750,000 for each fourth or fifth place finish, and an additional $500,000 each time he finishes between sixth and 10th. Winning any MVP will guarantee another $6 million for Anthony, and his club option would increase by another $2 million. -Each All-Star appearance by Anthony would increase his 2031-34 salaries by $200,000. Boil it all down, and Anthony would have to finish in the top two of AL Rookie of the Year voting this season, win the MVP every year, and be an All-Star every year to reach the max value of the deal of $230 million. In this year's the Rookie of the Year race, Anthony is going against a pair of talented Athletics infielders in Nick Kurtz and Jacob Wilson. But if he plays a huge part in a Boston playoff push, it should help him finish in the Top 2 of voting. Winning multiple MVPs is no small task, let alone five or six. Barry Bonds leads all players in MLB history with seven MVP awards, and only 11 other players have won three MVPs. Shohei Ohtani is the most recent player to accomplish the feat. But Anthony is betting on himself, and the Red Sox won't mind forking over another $100 million if the face of their franchise makes winning MVP an annual tradition.

Boston Red Sox Reportedly Covet All-Star Bat from AL Rival at Trade Deadline
Boston Red Sox Reportedly Covet All-Star Bat from AL Rival at Trade Deadline

Yahoo

time18-07-2025

  • Sport
  • Yahoo

Boston Red Sox Reportedly Covet All-Star Bat from AL Rival at Trade Deadline

The Boston Red Sox have been heavily linked in MLB trade rumors this summer to a variety of starting pitchers on the market. Now, in the weeks following the Rafael Devers trade, it appears Boston also wants to land one of its division rivals' top hitters. Chris Cotillo of reports that the Red Sox are very high on Tampa Bay Rays slugger Yandy Díaz and have him on their wishlist if he becomes available at the MLB trade deadline. 'If the Rays do what they always do, and trade players getting close to free agency, someone like Yandy Díaz could be available. If he is, sources indicate, he'd be high on the wish list of some Red Sox decision-makers.' Chris Cotillo on the Boston Red Sox interest in Yandy Diaz Related: Yandy Diaz stats (): .285/.339/.454, .793 OPS, 14 home runs, 53 RBI in 368 ABs Díaz, who turns 34 in August, earned his first All-Star selection in 2023 and won the Silver Slugger Award along with the AL batting title. The right-handed hitter ended that season with a .932 OPS and a .330 batting average. While he failed to replicate those numbers in 2024 (.281 batting average and .755 OPS), he has produced much closer to that line as of late. In his last 40 games before the All-Star break, Díaz posted a .352/.412/.543 triple-slash line with 24 RBIs, 24 runs scored, and a .955 OPS across 162 at-bats. Importantly for Boston, he has played 242 games at first base over the last three seasons. Read More: Yandy Diaz contract (): $10 million salary (2025), $12 million salary (2026), $10 million conditional club option (2027) The question is whether Tampa Bay would be willing to move him. As of today's games, the Rays sit just 1.5 games back of the final wild card spot in the American League. Furthermore, Tampa Bay exercised its club option on Díaz for 2026 in March and added a vesting option for the 2027 season. Tampa Bay has demonstrated a willingness to trade players within the division, so the front office might not be opposed to moving Díaz to the Red Sox. However, given how close the Rays are in the playoff hunt and Díaz's team-friendly contract, it seems unlikely Boston will land one of the top players on its wishlist at the MLB trade deadline. Also Read: Related Headlines Shane Gillis Tricks ESPYs Crowd with Fake WNBA Star Joke, League Likely Unamused 3 NHL teams linked to Sidney Crosby for potential trade in 2025 Livvy Dunne Gives an Inside Look at that 'Iconic' Split on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Baltimore Orioles 'likely' to sell at the 2025 MLB trade deadline

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