By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
The Atlanta Braves are nearing an eight-year agreement with outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. He would receive $100 million over the lifetime of his deal.
According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the deal will include two option years, as well. The deal would kick in this year.
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That would mean he would be signed through his age-28 season. If the two options are picked up, then he would be a free agent again at age-30 season.
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Acuña Jr. gets a huge payday after just one MLB season. This deal also wipes out his arbitration seasons.
The 21-year-old La Guaira, Venezuela native appeared in 111 games last season. He had a .293 batting average with 26 home runs and 64 RBI’s in 433 at-bats.
He also had 26 doubles and four triples on 127 hits. Acuña Jr. also had 78 runs.
While this could be a huge gamble for the Braves, they are locking up Acuña Jr. for his potential in the long-term. The Los Angeles Angels previously took this same gamble with star Mike Trout. It worked out for them.
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Then, Trout re-paid them with a long-term agreement to end his career with the Angels with a $400-plus million deal.
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