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MLB: One Potential Contract Extension for Every Team

By Jake Mastroianni

ANAHEIM, CA - SEPTEMBER 25: Shohei Ohtani #17 congratulates Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim after defeating the Texas Rangers 4-1 in a game at Angel Stadium on September 25, 2018 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA - SEPTEMBER 25: Shohei Ohtani #17 congratulates Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim after defeating the Texas Rangers 4-1 in a game at Angel Stadium on September 25, 2018 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 28: Mookie Betts #50 of the Boston Red Sox reacts as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of game five of the 2018 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on October 28, 2018 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /

AL East

Baltimore Orioles: The Orioles really need to try and lock up Chris Davis … I kid, I kid. To be honest, there isn’t an ideal candidate for Baltimore. Mychal Givens may be there best player, but you don’t see too many relief pitchers get contract extensions — and he’s soon to be 29.

Boston Red Sox: The obvious one here is Mookie Betts — who just got $20 million for the 2019 season through arbitration. At 26-years-old with just two years of control left, you know Boston is looking to lock up their MVP for several more seasons.

New York Yankees: After locking up Severino, the Yankees should now shift their focus to Aaron Judge. The soon-to-be 27-year-old is not even arbitration eligible until the 2020 season. To me, he’s the face of this franchise and should be for a long time. At the very least, the Yankees need to buy out his three arbitration seasons to avoid any awkwardness.

Tampa Bay Rays: Another pretty obvious one here is Blake Snell. Coming off a Cy Young season at 25-years-old, it would be good for the money conscious Rays to lock him up. He won’t be arbitration eligible until the 2020 season, so the Rays may want to see him duplicate his 2018 success in 2019 before buying out his contract years and maybe a free agent season or two.

Toronto Blue Jays: Maybe we need to see this guy actually play at the major league level first, but if Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is as good as everyone says he is, the Blue Jays may want to act quickly to lock him in for a while.

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