The Boston Red Sox have agreed upon an extension with 29 year old second baseman Dustin Pedroia. The deal is said to be worth approximately $100 million over seven years, starting in 2015 when his current contract ends, and ending in 2021. His current contract was signed in December of 2008, and was for $40.5 million over six years, and included a club option for 2015. His new contract will make him the first second baseman to sign a contract worth at least $100 million.
Pedroia is a four time All-Star, including 2013, was rookie of the year in 2007, and won the American League MVP back in his second full year in 2008, where he collected 213 hits and a 6.9 WAR. He is currently hitting for a .308/.385/.422 line in 393 at bats this year, with six home runs, 57 RBI, and an .808 OPS, along with a 4.5 WAR. That WAR makes him the most valuable player on the Red Sox in 2013. Pedroia has a career batting line of .303/.371/.457, with 96 home runs and an OPS of .828. He also plays great defense at second base, with a career 10.2 dWAR according to Baseball-Reference.
Pedroia's contract comes a few months before fellow second baseman Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees is set to hit free agency, and his deal could set a precedent for a Cano deal. Cano, who is in his age-30 season, currently has a six year, $57 million contract that is in its final season, and Cano will become the most coveted second baseman in free agency this offseason. Even with Pedroia receiving an annual average of $14.286 million, don't be surprised if Cano's contract will push the $20 million mark per season, as he has been in the top five in MVP voting two out of the last three years, coming in sixth in 2011.
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