Jerry Dipoto Discusses Seattle Mariners Contract Extension With Colt Emerson
The Mariners president of baseball operations spoke highly of the team's top prospect after the two sides agreed to a long-term contract extension.
Seattle Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto speaks to the media following news of a long term extension with top prospect Colt Emerson on Tuesday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. SEATTLE ā The best minor leaguer in the Seattle Mariners organization will stay in the Pacific Northwest for the next eight (potentially nine) years. On Tuesday, news broke that the Mariners had agreed to terms with top prospect Colt Emerson (No.
7 MLB Pipeline top 100 ) on an eight-year, $95 million contract through the 2033 season with a club option for a ninth year in 2034. The deal includes escalators that can increase the value to $130 million. The deal is a historic one for the sport at large.
It's the most money for a player in MLB history who has zero service time. Emerson, who's currently assigned to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers, has yet to record any playing in the majors. Ahead of a game against the New York Yankees on Tuesday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, M's president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto spoke with the media about the unprecedented deal.
"You have to be a good player to garner this type of interest, this type of contract," Dipoto said Tuesday. "But you also have to be the type of person. At 20-years-old, you can say, over the course of the next nine years, 'we trust you to go do this.
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