The New York Yankees have reportedly supplied Aaron Choose a brand new contract that might make him the second-highest-paid participant on the group.
Aaron Choose is about to turn into a free agent in 2022, however the Yankees are taking steps to ensure he by no means hits the market.
Final weekend, New York made Choose a proposal on an extension that might pay him greater than Giancarlo Stanton however lower than Gerrit Cole.
That’s in line with Audacy’s Jon Heyman, who reported the extension supply on MLB Community’s Scorching Range.
“They have been anticipated to make a proposal, and I imagine they did so final weekend,” Heyman mentioned. “My understanding is that they’re keen to pay within the vary of $30 million a 12 months possibly over, however the years are going to be a query, and my perception is that they’re not going to wish to go close to [Mike] Trout and [Mookie] Betts.”
Trout is making $35 million per 12 months with the Angels whereas Betts is underneath contract with the Dodgers till 2032.
Aaron Choose contract: Yankees supply star slugger greater than Giancarlo Stanton
Heyman’s reporting suggests the Yankees supplied Choose round $30 million per 12 months with an eye fixed on a six- or seven-year extension.
That supply would make him the second-highest-paid participant in pinstripes. Cole makes $36 million per 12 months on a deal working via 2028. Stanton’s present contract averages $25 million per 12 months and runs via 2028 as nicely. He’ll make $29 million in 2022 however that may rise to $32 million in 2023.
Choose will flip 30 on the finish of April, so any extension New York provides him will maintain him on the group into his late 30s alongside Cole and Stanton.
A 3-time All-Star, Choose was a rookie sensation in 2017 with 52 house runs. He’s been a vital a part of the clubhouse since then and is coming off his greatest season — when it comes to availability and manufacturing — since that breakout debut.
