It’s pretty clear the war over free agency is scaring a number of superstar players out of those waters and into contract extensions that benefit their existing teams as much as it does them.
The St. Louis Cardinals announced they and Paul Goldschmidt have agreed to a five year, $130 million deal. The Astros have signed young star Alex Bregman to a five year, $100 million contract, the best third baseman in baseball, Nolan Arenado, earlier this off-season signed an eight year, $260 million deal with the Rockies, and of course, the greatest player in the game, Mike Trout, signed his shocking 10-year, $430 million extension with the Angels.