Kolten Wong has signed a new contract extension with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Here are the details:
- 25.5M total
- 5 year guarantee
- 5.1M yearly salary
- Starts this season (2016)
- Includes option for 6th year (2021 | 12M)
- Has 1M buyout in 6th year if option isn’t exercised
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Because it begins with the 2016 campaign, the deal will give St. Louis control over two free agent seasons — the latter via option — in addition to covering Wong’s entire arbitration eligibility. He’ll be under team control through his age-30 campaign. Wong had entered the spring with just over two years of MLB service under his belt and had yet to qualify for arbitration.
A pic from the presser:
Kolten Wong signs five-year extension. Deal includes club option. #stlcards pic.twitter.com/H6ZtqKc9Kb
— Jenifer Langosch (@LangoschMLB) March 2, 2016
Koleten Wong has played in 295 MLB games for the St. Louis Cardinals and posted a 3.9 total WAR. He finished 3rd in the Rookie of the Year voting in 2014 and had his best offensive season in 2015 (.262/.321/.386).
Wong is known to be a hard worker and someone who deeply cares about winning. To lock him up for the next 5 years at a very reasonable amount seems like a low-risk play for the Cardinals.
Congrats, Mr. Wong.
Photo: MLB
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