When assessing what an extension could look like for the Tampa Bay Rays ace, Blake Snell, we should look no further than the recent extension of he Phillies ace, Aaron Nola. Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic reported this morning that the Phillies and Nola were nearing a 4 year extension:
#Phillies on verge of signing RHP Aaron Nola to a four-year, $45M extension with a club option, sources tell me and @MattGelb.
Soon thereafter, Jeff Passan of ESPN released the breakdown of the completed extension:
The breakdown of Aaron Nola's deal with the Phillies:
$2M signing bonus
2019: $4M
2020: $8M
2021: $11.