Trea Turner, Xander Bogaerts proof MLB's new math driving megadeals

Trea Turner and Xander Bogaerts are getting 11-year contracts from their current teams. Aaron Judge is getting $40 million a year until he's 39. The game is suddenly dotted with long-term contracts for elite players. The industry revenues hit a record $11 billion this year. It's a result of labor peace and aggressive owners. Front offices are finally adopting an ethos associated with a manager in the dugout.

Some teams will have to eat declining salaries of declining and ultimately released players. Los Angeles Angels did that when they dumped Albert Pujols in May 2021.

Trea Turner and Xander Bogaerts are getting big contracts.

Machado is expected to opt out after 2023. Cole can opt after 2024. Yankees can keep Cole by guaranteeing him a 10th season at $36 million in 2029.

Trea Turner and Xander Bogaerts are getting paid big money for their performances. The contracts for players like Manny Machado and Aaron Judge are aging.

Trea Turner and Xander Bogaerts have been healthy and were All-Star selections the past two seasons. Cole remains a 30-start horse, even if odds are stacked against him fulfilling a nine-year contract without significant injury. Machado looks like he'll still be close to his prime when his original deal is up.

Trea Turner and Xander Bogaerts are getting paid big money.

Trout is now behind Judge in AAV. Trout has had a calf injury that limited him to 36 games in 2021 and a back injury which sidelined him for 30 games for the next 30 years. He remains a capable center fielder and produced a .999 OPS last year.

Trout's contract with the Angels runs until 2023. The team hasn't reached the playoffs since 2014.

Judge, Lindor, Harper, Seager and Harper have contracts worth millions of dollars.

Trea Turner, Xander Bogaerts and Bryce Harper are the first billion-dollar free agent class of baseball geriatrics. Harper's contract is reasonable, but it's not guaranteed.

Seager, Lindor and Harper are the players who might be moving to the outfield in the future. Harper's contract is so long that he will outlast Nick Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber.

Trea Turner and Xander Bogaerts signed 11-year contracts with the Phillies and Padres respectively.

The Phillies-Padres NLCS is going to be an annual engagement. Turner, Bogaerts and Machado are going together to form a formidable lineup.

Turner is the consensus fastest player in baseball. He has a sprint speed of 30.3 feet per second.

Tatis' contract is 14 years old. He was third in MVP voting in 2021. Tatis missed all of 2022 after a broken wrist suffered in a motorcycle accident and a PED suspension.

Xander Bogaerts will replace Tatis in the outfield. Tati has been injured and suspended recently.