Fangraphs has an article about how Porcello might get $100 million total contract after this season.
From the article: "Porcello is six months younger than last year’s NL Rookie of the Year, Jacob deGrom. He’s nearly two years younger than both of the top two finishers in last year’s AL Rookie of the Year, Jose Abreu and Matt Shoemaker."
(And also there's a comparison to Homer Bailey's contract. Those damn free-spending, big-money Reds really blew up the starting pitching market for the little guys like the Red Sox with that Bailey contract.)
I haven't seen any report of the Red Sox offering him an extension yet. Sounds like there haven't been any talks yet, for whatever reason.
Is it that Porcello wants to hit the market after this year and isn't interested in a long-term extension? Or are the Sox not offering anything yet until they see how this season goes? Maybe they just want to date this guy for a while rather than hurrying to the altar with him. But if he has a very good year, he will be difficult and very expensive to bring back.
Should they offer him an extension now, and if so, what kind of one?
If a long-term extension won't work, I wonder if he would be open to signing a one-year extension with the Red Sox, making him a free agent after 2016 rather than after 2015. The starting pitcher free agent class for next year is going to be loaded. He might be a much rarer asset if he hits the market after 2016, and if he is good for the next two years, he could really cash in then.
From the article: "Porcello is six months younger than last year’s NL Rookie of the Year, Jacob deGrom. He’s nearly two years younger than both of the top two finishers in last year’s AL Rookie of the Year, Jose Abreu and Matt Shoemaker."
(And also there's a comparison to Homer Bailey's contract. Those damn free-spending, big-money Reds really blew up the starting pitching market for the little guys like the Red Sox with that Bailey contract.)
I haven't seen any report of the Red Sox offering him an extension yet. Sounds like there haven't been any talks yet, for whatever reason.
Is it that Porcello wants to hit the market after this year and isn't interested in a long-term extension? Or are the Sox not offering anything yet until they see how this season goes? Maybe they just want to date this guy for a while rather than hurrying to the altar with him. But if he has a very good year, he will be difficult and very expensive to bring back.
Should they offer him an extension now, and if so, what kind of one?
If a long-term extension won't work, I wonder if he would be open to signing a one-year extension with the Red Sox, making him a free agent after 2016 rather than after 2015. The starting pitcher free agent class for next year is going to be loaded. He might be a much rarer asset if he hits the market after 2016, and if he is good for the next two years, he could really cash in then.