Wander Franco, Rays Closing in on Massive Contract Extension for 20-Year-Old Star
“Shortstop Wander Franco quickly emerged as one of MLB’s best players this season and the Tampa Bay Rays are wasting no time locking him up. The club is closing in on signing Franco to a record-setting contact extension and Jim Bowden of CBS Sports HQ reports the deal is expected to be in the 12-year,” reports Mike Axisa in CBS Sports.
“The current record contract for a player with less than one full year of service time is Ronald Acuna Jr.’s eight-year, $100 million contract with the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves, a record Franco is poised to smash. Here are the largest ever contracts given to players with less than a full year of service time not including players.”