In the end, despite all the complaints and annoyances about the slow low season, George Springer will get his money’s worth. All it took was the largest contract in Toronto Blue Jays history, a six-year, $ 150 million deal, according to Jeff Passan, just the second $ 100 million contract the franchise has awarded.
The Blue Jays have been trying to spend money all low season, but it’s often hard to attract free agents to Toronto. Kiley McDaniel’s free agent ranking predicted a four-year, $ 108 million Springer contract, so it basically matched its annual value, just a couple more years. For that money, the Blue Jays get one of the best players in the baseball center, though it carries some risk, as the contract carries Springer from his 31-year season to 36 years.
First, Springer brings power (39 homers in just 122 games in 2019 and 14 home runs in 51 games in 2020) and positive defensive metrics.