Camden Chat · Dec 3, 2022
Saturday Bird Droppings: Hot stove heating up
Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty ImagesGood 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. The 34-year-old has not thrown more than 92 innings in a season since 2019.