The Boston Red Sox just signed Roman Anthony to an eight-year contract extension earlier this week. Of course the Cincinnati Reds fanbase immediately thought about what it would be like to have their superstar shortstop Elly De La Cruz locked up for the next eight seasons, but that ship may have already sailed.
While the Reds should make every attempt to keep De La Cruz in Cincinnati for the long haul, his agent typically prefers to take his clients all the way to free agency. Scott Boras isn't going to cut a team-friendly deal with the Reds' ownership, meaning that the idea of a De La Cruz extension is little more than a fantasy at this point.