So Ian Desmond finally got his contract.
Just two years after eschewing a $100 million extension offer from the Washington Nationals before being forced to take a one-year deal with the Texas Rangers late last offseason, the Colorado Rockies have signed the center fielder/shortstop to a five year, $70 million deal that contains an option for a sixth year. It is the largest free agent position player contract ever given to a player by the Rockies, with only Mike Hampton's 8-year, $121 million contract in 2000 beating it.