On August 6, mere weeks after his major league debut, the Boston Red Sox signed former top prospect Roman Anthony to an eight-year, $130 million contract extension. Some sports fans wonder why any team would give a 21-year-old rookie so much money so early in his career, but the Red Sox and their fans feel they signed him for a bargain.
Boston may be lucky it got him to sign at all. Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports that the Red Sox and Anthony's agent never had true, back-and-forth negotiations ahead of the deal (subscription required).