Five-year, $140 million extension with a vesting option for 2020.

Hopefully a Ryan Braun suspension.

Giancarlo trade. Naaaaw

"Albert Pujols found with juice."

*picture of Pujols with a juice box*

Bah, it's about a Verlander extension.

 

Historic, though!

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Sources: Justin Verlander can make $202m under terms of his new deal. He'll get $180m over next seven seasons, plus vesting option of $22m.

I was expecting an international draft and expanded instant replay.

It's scary to think of what Clayton Kershaw will get in a couple of years.

 

Look at the career stats [career line on the bottom]:

 

Verlander [now age 30]:

 

 

W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB

0 2 7.15 2 2 0 0 11.1 15 9 9 1 5 0 7 1.765 11.9 0.8 4.0 5.6 1.40

17 9 3.63 30 30 1 1 186.0 187 78 75 21 60 1 124 1.328 9.0 1.0 2.9 6.0 2.07

18 6 3.66 32 32 1 1 201.2 181 88 82 20 67 3 183 1.230 8.1 0.9 3.0 8.2 2.73

11 17 4.84 33 33 1 0 201.0 195 119 108 18 87 8 163 1.403 8.7 0.8 3.9 7.3 1.87

19 9 3.45 35 35 3 1 240.0 219 99 92 20 63 5 269 1.175 8.2 0.8 2.4 10.1 4.27

18 9 3.37 33 33 4 0 224.1 190 89 84 14 71 0 219 1.163 7.6 0.6 2.8 8.8 3.08

24 5 2.40 34 34 4 2 251.0 174 73 67 24 57 0 250 0.920 6.2 0.9 2.0 9.0 4.39

17 8 2.64 33 33 6 1 238.1 192 81 70 19 60 2 239 1.057 7.3 0.7 2.3 9.0 3.98

124 65 3.40 232 232 20 6 1553.2 1353 636 587 137 470 19 1454 1.173 7.8 0.8 2.7 8.4 3.09

 

 

Kershaw [now 25]:

 

W     L  ERA   G  GS CG SHO SV    IP   H   R  ER HR  BB IBB  SO ERA+  WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
5     5 4.26  22  21  0   0  0 107.2 109  51  51 11  52   3 100   98 1.495 9.1  0.9  4.3  8.4  1.92
8     8 2.79  31  30  0   0  0 171.0 119  55  53  7  91   4 185  143 1.228 6.3  0.4  4.8  9.7  2.03
13   10 2.91  32  32  1   1  0 204.1 160  73  66 13  81   9 212  133 1.179 7.0  0.6  3.6  9.3  2.62
21    5 2.28  33  33  5   2  0 233.1 174  66  59 15  54   2 248  161 0.977 6.7  0.6  2.1  9.6  4.59
14    9 2.53  33  33  2   2  0 227.2 170  70  64 16  63   5 229  150 1.023 6.7  0.6  2.5  9.1  3.63
61   37 2.79 151 149  8   5  0 944.0 732 315 293 62 341  23 974  138 1.137 7.0  0.6  3.3  9.3  2.86

Don't forget, Kershaw is also a lefty.

Dude is probably gonna make $225m+.

Kershaw also plays for the Dodgers. That, alone, means he'll get more money. The Dodgers don't even give a fuck about money.

Kershaw also plays for the Dodgers. That, alone, means he'll get more money. The Dodgers don't even give a f*** about money.

 

Stat-wise, though, regardless of who is paying him, Kershaw will make more than Verlander.

Kershaw pitches in the most pitching friendly division in baseball, but ya he is going to get something north of 200 mil, not sure how much north though, but somewhere between 205-225 mil overall, longer term than Verlander.

 

Very risky.

I read some where that Kershaw and the Dodger are already in talks. Possible 8 for 200.