How Might a Royce Lewis Contract Extension Make Sense for Both Sides?

[SteveLV]

This discussion also dovetails with the other discussion I raised about how broken and inequitable MLB is under the current CBA.

Here we have a budding superstar who is going to get relative peanuts over the next 5 prime years of his career and, God forbid, if he gets injured further may never see the big payday.

Too much money going to aging Vets, way too little money going to young studs. I cannot believe this is something that ALL the players actually want.

[DJL44]

Five years $50M and a $25M option for 2029 would still be a great deal for the Twins and much more likely not to get rejected immediately.

[darin617]

Great article but waste of time. Boras wouldn't allow it unless he was a trash player. Boras knows how to milk a team for the most money. 

[chpettit19]

4 minutes ago, darin617 said:

Great article but waste of time. Boras wouldn't allow it unless he was a trash player. Boras knows how to milk a team for the most money. 

You've hurt the feelings of Jose Altuve, Xander Bogaerts, Stephen Strasburg, Elvis Andrus, Carlos Gomez, Jered Weaver, and Carlos Gonzalez by suggesting they're "trash players." They were mostly more established players than Lewis, but Boras has done early extensions for some pretty big name players in the past. I don't think he's going to do it this year unless the Twins pay significantly more than what Nick suggests here, but a pre-free agency extension isn't out of the question at some point.

[jmlease1]

3 hours ago, sweetmusicviola16 said:

The 5 year deal is for 40 mil or 8 mil per season. Chourio is getting 10.25 mil per season and proven nothing, unlike Royce. So the more I look at it there is no way this gets done. Going to have to up the ante on the 5 years too. 7/130 might get it done. As someone stated, he isn't going to sign for Polanco money 5 or 6 years later.

how many serious knee injuries has Chourio had?

[DocBauer]

The idea is sound. I think Lewis is a very smart young man who has Joey stated before that he's seen now just how quickly things can be taken away from you.

I just think the numbers have to be right. I believe the first couple of seasons have to be bigger $ and the last 2 vesting years should be pretty easily obtainable. 

Life changing, guaranteed money foe he and his family, plus the opportunity for another big deal in his age 31-32 year should be his goal.

I think he can obtain that, and would sign this kind of deal, if those first few years are bumped. As the offer is written now, I think a healthy Lewis gets as much or more through arbitration, thus, he's really just giving the Twins a gift the next few years. 

[D.C Twins]

Pay the man, Shirley!

On a serious note.... It will take more than Nick is suggesting this year and I suspect that Lewis will bet on himself this year knowing that a full healthy year's performance will dive the extension number FAR north of Nick's suggestion during potential negotiations next offseason. 

[sweetmusicviola16]

11 hours ago, D.C Twins said:

Pay the man, Shirley!

On a serious note.... It will take more than Nick is suggesting this year and I suspect that Lewis will bet on himself this year knowing that a full healthy year's performance will dive the extension number FAR north of Nick's suggestion during potential negotiations next offseason. 

If Royce can play out this season like he has the first two partial seasons he will be thinking of a contract likely well north of the one Julio Rodriguez signed with Seattle towards the end of 2022. He's not going to play for less than he will receive in arbitration. imo