Well, it turns out that Hector Gomez was right all along, just for less money than he first reported.
BREAKING NEWS: The White Sox are close to an agreement with Eloy Jimenez for an 8-year extension that would pay him between 65-70 US$ Million. With Incentives the contract could get to the 75-80 million Range. Source says deal is pending only a Physical.@z101digital @ZDeportes
— Héctor Gómez (@hgomez27) March 20, 2019
ESPN’s Jeff Passan is also reporting the deal is close between Eloy Jimenez and the White Sox.
Top outfield prospect Eloy Jimenez and the Chicago White Sox are finalizing a long-term deal, league sources tell ESPN.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) March 20, 2019
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Say whatever you want about the White Sox front office, Rick Hahn and company are great at signing their young studs to really cheap deals.
Passan is reporting the deal is worth $40 million guaranteed over six years and then two club options.
Outfielder Eloy Jimenez's deal with the Chicago White Sox will be for six years with two club options, sources familiar with the agreement tell ESPN. The final dollars are still be hammered out, but they'll be in the $40M guaranteed range. @hgomez27 and @dSoldevila are on it.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) March 20, 2019
Ken Rosenthal with the specific amount. $43 million for Eloy.
Eloy deal with #WhiteSox will be six years, $43M with two club options, source tells The Athletic.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) March 20, 2019
That’s not bad for either side and is actually pretty cheap if Eloy lives up to the hype compared to what he’d be making at the end of his arbitration years.
Total deal can be worth up to $77 million over eight years.
Eloy Jimenez’s deal with the Chicago White Sox will be for six years and $43 million, as @Ken_Rosenthal said. It will include a pair of club options and can max out around $77 million, sources tell ESPN.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) March 20, 2019
