Colt Emerson is getting a major payday before he’s even played a single MLB game.
The Seattle Mariners top prospect agreed to an eight-year, $95-million contract with the club, FanSided‘s Robert Murray reported on Tuesday.
The deal comes with a ninth-year club option and includes escalators that can bring the total value of the contract to over $130 million.
The 20-year-old shortstop hit .285/.383/.458 with 16 home runs and 78 RBI in 130 games played and 600 plate appearances across three different minor-league levels last season.
During spring training this year, he batted .340/.488/.828 with two homers and eight RBI through 47 plate appearances.
