DETROIT — The Tigers made an uncommon guess on a participant with no main league expertise, signing 22-year-old infield prospect Colt Keith to a six-year contract Sunday that ensures him $28,642,500.
His deal contains three group choices that would make it price $64 million over 9 seasons, and the Tigers stated there are escalators that enhance the worth to $82 million over 9 years.
Keith is ranked the No. 22 huge 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 Excessive College in Mississippi.
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He hit .325 with 14 residence runs 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 residence runs and 51 RBIs in 67 video games.
Keith will get a $2 million signing bonus and salaries of $2.5 million in 2024, $3.5 million in 2025, $4 million every in 2026 and 2027 and $5 million apiece in 2028 and 2029. 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.
The Milwaukee Brewers agreed final month to an eight-year, $82 million contract with 19-year-old outfielder Jackson Chourio, the biggest contract for a prospect with no main league service.
Detroit has had shedding data in seven straight seasons. The Tigers haven’t gained a World Collection since 1984 and haven’t gained an American League pennant since 2012.
