The breakdown of Chris Sale’s five-year, $145M extension front-loads the money. Year-by-year: $30M, $30M, $30M, $27.5M, $27.5M. It’s has the highest AAV for an extension and has escalators from 2021-24 and in the vesting option based on Cy Young finishes.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) March 23, 2019