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雖然離合約結束還有一段時間,但是水手隊已經忍不住了,與陣中王牌投手Felix Hernandez簽下延長合約,總值是7年1.75億美金,打破了原本保持的洋基隊C.C Sabathia的7年1.61億美金。

 

但事實上應該是這麼說,最後這兩年的1950萬和2000萬美金,再加上延長合約的5年1.35億美金的總額成為如此高的合約,但不管有沒有真的打破這個合約,Felix Hernandez的口袋一定裝的滿滿滿。

Felix Hernandez is about to sign the most lucrative contract any pitcher has ever obtained. The Mariners have agreed to sign the 26-year-old right-hander to a seven-year, 175MM contract, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports. Alan Nero of Octagon represents Hernandez, whose deal should be finalized before Spring Training.

Hernandez’s previous contract covered the 2013-14 seasons and called for salaries of 19.5MM in 2013 and 20MM in 2013. The new contract replaces the previous deal, extending the Mariners’ team control by five years through his age-33 season.

C.C. Sabathia established the previous record for pitchers when he signed a seven-year, 161MM contract following the 2009 season. Zack Greinke established a record for right-handed pitchers earlier this offseason, when he obtained a 147MM guarantee from the Dodgers. Hernandez’s deal eclipses Greinke’s deal in terms of total value and average annual value.

If completed Hernandez's seven-year, 175MM deal would become the largest financial commitment of the offseason, surpassing Greinke's contract with the Dodgers and Josh Hamilton's deal with the Angels. The deal would also be the largest commitment in Mariners' history.

Hernandez signed his previous contract, a five-year, 78MM deal, after the 2009 season. Weeks after Hernandez signed, Justin Verlander obtained a five-year, 80MM contract from the Tigers. It's conceivable that history could repeat itself and that Hernandez's contract could again establish parameters for a deal between the Tigers and their ace. Like Hernandez, Verlander is two years away from free agency. Clayton Kershaw, another Cy Young winner who's two years from the open market, could also look to Hernandez's contract as a potential point of reference.

Hernandez has solidified his place as one of the game's elite starters since debuting as a teenager in 2005. He won the Cy Young Award in 2010 and finished fourth in the 2012 balloting. Last year Hernandez posted a 3.06 ERA with 8.7 K/9 and 2.2 BB/9 over the course of 232 innings in a season highlighted by his August perfect game. 'King Felix' has pitched at least 230 innings in each of the last four seasons, a period for which he has an ERA of 2.81 and nearly as many strikeouts as innings pitched.

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上文大約是說他的整體成績以及打破了C.C和去年道奇隊簽下來的Zack Greinke的7年1.47億合約,不過說真的對他來說,這張合約跑完之後也剛好是33歲的年紀,一約還有一約高,保持狀況好的話會有相當高的機會再度打破水手隊史紀錄了。

有人問說:為什麼我只說水手紀錄?想想書僮kershaw和Price的年紀和成績,還有可能突破新高,甚至是Justin Verlander(如果老闆認為他可以的話,年紀稍大),都是這個合約之下的受惠者吧。