In the end, despite all the complaints and grievances about the slowness of the low season, George Springer will receive his money. All that was needed was the biggest contract in the history of the Toronto Blue Jays, a six-year deal and $ 150 million, according to Jeff Pass, just the second $ 100 million contract the franchise has awarded.
The Tiles 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 ratings predicted a four-year, $ 108 million contract for Springer, so it essentially equaled that in annual value, with only a couple more years added up. For the money, the Tiles are getting one of the best center fiels in baseball, albeit at some risk, as the contract takes Springer out of his 31-36 seasons.
First, Springer brings power (39 home runs in just 122 games in 2019 and 14 HR in 51 games in 2020) and positive defensive metrics.