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Stephen Strasburg on Monday signed a record-setting deal, and it could be good news for fellow free-agent ace Gerrit Cole.
According to multiple reports, Strasburg signed a seven-year, $245 million contract with the Washington Nationals. The $35 million annual average is the most all-time for a pitcher.
Strasburg may not hold the record for long. Cole, a starting right-hander for the Houston Astros the last two seasons, is still on the market and likely to command an even bigger deal.
Prior to news of Strasburg’s deal, Bob Kalpisch of The New York Times reported that Cole, the 2019 American League Cy Young runner-up, had a seven-year, $245 million offer on the table from the New York Yankees.
After news of Strasburg’s deal came out, MLB insiders speculated that Cole could blow past Strasburg’s money.
At 29, Cole is hitting free agency at the right time. He is younger than pitchers like David Price, Max Scherzer, and Zack Greinke were when they signed huge free-agent deals.
In 2019, Cole posted a league-best 2.60 ERA and 326 strikeouts. At one point, Cole went 19 straight starts without a loss, going 19-0 from May 22 to Game 1 of the World Series.
Only four active players have a deal that eclipsed the $300 million mark — Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Giancarlo Stanton, and Manny Machado. Strasburg’s new deal puts him seventh in total value. It looks like Cole could join the upper echelons.
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