Tigers phenom Kevin McGonigle signs $150 million contract after 17 MLB games
Weeks into his MLB career, Tigers shortstop Kevin McGonigle signed a $150 million extension
Yet another young player has agreed to a long-term extension just days into his major league career. And Kevin McGonigle might be the best bet of the bunch. McGonigle punctuated his loud debut with the Detroit Tigers by signing an eight-year, $150 million extension Wednesday, April 15, the club announced.
The extension begins next year and runs through 2034. Assuming McGonigle is not demoted to the minor leagues, the deal buys out his first three years of free agency. It's a virtually risk-free bet for the Tigers, who will pay McGonigle, 21, an average of $18.
75 million in that span. The early returns suggest the infielder will outperform the terms of his new deal: McGonigle debuted with a four-hit game, is batting . 311 with a .
417 on-base percentage and . 908 OPS and ranks fourth among among AL position players with 1. 1 WAR through 17 games.