Untouchable ace Jacob deGrom has agreed to a deal with the Texas Rangers, the club announced Friday.
The contract is for five years and $185 million, with a conditional sixth-year option that would increase its value to $222 million, per ESPN's Jeff Passan. DeGrom reportedly received a full no-trade clause.
Having watched the average annual value record for starters skyrocket — Max Scherzer reset it last offseason with his $43.3 million per year Mets pact — the 34-year-old exercised the opt-out clause in the five-year, $137.