Tigers give a $28.6 million, six-year deal to 22-year-old infield prospect Colt Keith
DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers made an uncommon guess on a participant with no main league expertise, agreeing Sunday to a six-year contract with 22-year-old Colt Keith that ensures the infield prospect $28,642,500.
His deal contains three crew choices that would make it price $64 million over 9 seasons, and there are escalators that would improve the worth to $82 million over 9 years.
Keith is ranked the No. 22 large league prospect by MLB.com.
A left-handed-hitting third baseman and second baseman, Keith is from Zanesville, Ohio, and was a fifth-round decide within the 2020 newbie draft out of Biloxi High School in Mississippi.
He hit .325 with 14 homers and 50 RBIs in 59 video games final 12 months for Double-A Erie, then was promoted to Triple-A Toledo on June 26 and batted .287 with 13 homers and 51 RBIs in 67 video games.
Keith will get a $2 million signing bonus, payable with half on Feb. 15 and half on March 15, and salaries of $2.5 million in 2024, $3.5 million in 2025, $4 million every in 2026 and ‘27, and $5 million apiece in 2028 and ’29. Detroit has a $10 million possibility for 2030 with a $2,642,500 buyout, a $13 million possibility for 2031 with a $1 million buyout and a $15 million possibility for 2032 with a $2 million buyout.
His salaries might escalate to maximums of $13 million in 2030, $19 million in 2031 and $24 million in 2032.
His salaries for 2030-32 might rise by as much as $3 million primarily based on his accomplishments from 2024-29: $3 million for MVP, $1 million for second or third in MVP voting; $500,000 for fourth or fifth, $250,000 for sixth by tenth or for profitable a Silver Slugger; $100,000 for getting voted an All-Star starter; or $50,000 for getting chosen an All-Star reserve.
His wage for 2031 and ’32 might rise by as much as $3 million primarily based on his accomplishments in 2030 and for 2032 by his accomplishments in 2031, each primarily based on the identical standards.
Milwaukee agreed final month to an $82 million, eight-year contract with 19-year-old outfielder Jackson Chourio, the most important contract for a prospect with no main league service.
Detroit has had shedding data in seven straight seasons. The Tigers haven’t received a World Series since 1984 and haven’t received an AL pennant since 2012.
