Good morning, Birdland!
We have our first seismic move of the offseason. Jacob deGrom is joining the Texas Rangers on a five-year, $185 million deal that also includes a sixth-year option that could raise the value to $222 million.
It’s not a huge surprise that the Rangers were the ones to land deGrom. They showed last offseason that they were willing to splash some cash in free agency. And it was known that deGrom was going to get a beefy salary. But it is fair to question the decision to hand out a five-year pact to a player that is brilliant but oft-injured.