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The Arizona Diamondbacks are betting big on Corbin Carroll. The top prospect has agreed to an eight-year, $111 million contract that could keep the centerpiece of the Diamondbacks' future in Arizona for the majority of his career, according to MLB.com's Steve Gilbert. The deal reportedly contains a ninth-year option worth $23 million, plus salary escalators in the final three years. The club confirmed the news later Saturday.
The deal's value is reportedly a record for a player with fewer than 100 days of MLB service time and no experience in a non-U.S. league, breaking the mark set by the $72 million contract Atlanta Braves outfielder Michael Harris II signed last season.
The nine-figure investment comes after only 32 career MLB games for Carroll, who got a cup of coffee in the final month of last season. The 22-year-old impressed in that limited opportunity, hitting .260/.330/.500 with four homers in 115 plate appearances.
That success has continued into this spring training, as Carroll was 6-for-18 with three extra-base hits and seven walks in 25 plate appearances entering Saturday.
Arizona drafted Carroll with the 16th overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft and has since watched the speedy outfielder blossom into a future star. Carroll's rookie eligibility remains intact for 2023, and he is ranked by both Baseball America and MLB Pipeline as the No. 2 prospect in baseball, behind only the Baltimore Orioles' Gunnar Henderson.
The latter scouting service praises Carroll as a true five-tool player, highlighted by a maximum 80 grade on his speed, a 70 grade on his glove and a 65 hit tool.
Why did the Diamondbacks extend Carroll, and why did he agree?
As reportedly constructed, Carroll's contract will tie him to Arizona through 2031 and potentially 2032 if the Diamondbacks exercise the team option.
Before the deal, Carroll would've been set to hit free agency after the 2028 season, so he has effectively traded up to four potentially lucrative seasons after free agency for the immediate security of a contract that should support him and his family for a long time.
Deals such as Carroll's — in which a young player who isn't yet arbitration-eligible signs a long-term extension for less money than he would likely receive years later in free agency — have become increasingly in vogue in MLB and are usually fantastic values for teams. The Washington Nationals did the same just one day earlier, signing young catcher Keibert Ruiz to an eight-year, $50 million deal.
As for Carroll, $111 million is life-changing money, and he stands to earn even more if he becomes great and stays great by age 32. The MLBPA has never been happy about this kind of deal, but players take them for a reason.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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