ron883 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39033613/sources-brewers-jackson-chourio-agree-8-year-82m-deal "Nineteen-year-old center fielder Jackson Chourio and the Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to an eight-year, $82 million contract with two club options and escalators that can take the total value of the deal to $142.5 million, sources told ESPN." The old Rick Hahn special. Kid is only 19. Saw him ranked #3 overall in one of the big publications. Let's see if it works out for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, ron883 said: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39033613/sources-brewers-jackson-chourio-agree-8-year-82m-deal "Nineteen-year-old center fielder Jackson Chourio and the Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to an eight-year, $82 million contract with two club options and escalators that can take the total value of the deal to $142.5 million, sources told ESPN." The old Rick Hahn special. Kid is only 19. Saw him ranked #3 overall in one of the big publications. Let's see if it works out for them. Make-or-break move for the more-than-likely rebuilding Brewers (also based on what the Cubs/Cardinals are doing this offseason). Lots of parallels with the Moncada/Eloy/Robert contracts, granted this kid with MUCH LESS big league experience. Trust your scouts and minor league development people...likely end up with a huge win on 65-75% of these deals when you buy out a player's prime production years. Hard to believe the Brewers if you went back to the 80's and early 90's would eventually be in a better position in Milwaukee than the Chicago White Sox. That's more guaranteed money and almost double the Benintendi deal if everything goes right for Chourio's career. Edited December 4, 2023 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Chourio is part of a group of prospects on the precipice of the majors that the Brewers will count on to keep on winning. Infielder Tyler Black, catcher Jeferson Quero and starters Robert Gasser and Jacob Misiorowski all could see the big leagues this season, building on a young core already in the majors that includes outfielders Sal Frelick, Garrett Mitchell and Joey Wiemer and infielder Brice Turang. Extension talks began in earnest when the Brewers broached Chourio late in the minor leagues’ regular season. Substantial progress was made early on, which proved to be a big aid when talks picked back up with intensity over the past week. Chourio doesn’t turn 20 until March, has yet to make his MLB debut and has only six games above Class AA; yet, due to his immense potential, he has signed an eight-year extension worth $82 million with two $25 million team options. That is the most money ever given to a player before he appeared in the majors The contract buys out Chourio’s six years of team control as well as what would have been his first two years of free agency. There are also two club options tacked on the back end that were crucial from the Brewers’ side of the negotiation table, meaning Chourio could be in a Brewers uniform through 2033. If Chourio hits all incentives and escalators, the contract could be worth as much as $142.5 million across 10 years. MLB Network's Jon Heyman was the first to report the contract details. The Brewers are expected to announce the deal at baseball's winter meetings, which started Sunday. https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/brewers-and-mega-prospect-jackson-chourio-agree-to-8-year-82-million-contract-extension/ar-AA1kVW7L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 5 hours ago, caulfield12 said: Make-or-break move for the more-than-likely rebuilding Brewers (also based on what the Cubs/Cardinals are doing this offseason). Lots of parallels with the Moncada/Eloy/Robert contracts, granted this kid with MUCH LESS big league experience. Trust your scouts and minor league development people...likely end up with a huge win on 65-75% of these deals when you buy out a player's prime production years. Hard to believe the Brewers if you went back to the 80's and early 90's would eventually be in a better position in Milwaukee than the Chicago White Sox. That's more guaranteed money and almost double the Benintendi deal if everything goes right for Chourio's career. Eloy and Robert also had 0 big league experience FWIW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: Eloy and Robert also had 0 big league experience FWIW. But not barely to AA…and the potential value of the deal is pretty massive. Robert maxed out at $88 million and already had extensive international experience on the Cuban team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Just now, caulfield12 said: But not barely to AA…and the potential value of the deal is pretty massive. Robert maxed out at $88 million and already had extensive international experience on the Cuban team. I just correcting the "big league" part as that refers to MLB when used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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