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Bobby Witt Jr. is only in his 3rd year in the MLB and had an amazing season in 2023. This deal contains opt-outs after 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th years. This deal could go to a grand total of 14 years, 377 million dollars as after the 11 years, there is a club option.
The Royals are trying to build a team around Witt and a young team at the same time.
Was this something they wanted all offseason??? Yes.
A 6-foot-1, 200-pound shortstop whose father spent 16 years as a major league pitcher, Witt has entranced evaluators for years with his combination of power, speed, baseball know-how and high character. Kansas City scouted him heavily before selecting him with the No. 2 pick out of Colleyville, Texas, in the 2019 draft. Two months later, Sherman bought the Royals from longtime owner David Glass and inherited the most talented player to join the organization in decades.
The signing bonus in this deal is 7,777,777 dollars, which is a perfect fit for the #7. It also includes a no-trade clause.
thats crazy