By Sonny Jones
Shortstop Carlos Correa signs a 13-year, $350 million contract with the San Francisco Giants. He will be 41 years old at the end of the deal.
Shortstop Xander Bogaerts signs an 11-year, $280 million contract with the San Diego Padres. He will be 41 years old at the end of the deal.
Shortstop Trea Turner signs an 11-year, $300 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. He will be 40 years old at the end of the deal.
Shortstop Dansby Swanson is expected to leave the Atlanta Braves and soon sign a long-term multi-million contract most likely a bit less than Bogaerts’ deal.
In recent seasons, shortstops Francisco Lindor (New York Mets), Fernando Tatis Jr. (San Diego) and Corey Seager (Texas) signed $300 million-plus long-term deals.
Moral of the story: Unless your child can pound 62 home runs in a season like Aaron Judge (nine-year, $360 million deal with the New York Yankees), have Santa bring your kid a baseball, new glove, new bat and the ability to play shortstop, then go play as much as he desires.
If it works out, then your retirement worries are over. However, it very much advisable to have a Plan B and a Plan C for your senior years.
• Never understand why people complain about the money professional athletes make. Would you take it if your company offered you $30 million per year for the next 10 years? Me too. Unfortunately I couldn’t play shortstop or any other position very well.
• If you’re wondering, Larrell Murchison will wear his familiar No. 91 while playing for the Los Angeles Rams. It was the number he wore while playing for the Tennessee Titans. Currently, Murchison is listed second on the Rams’ depth chart behind defensive tackle Aaron Donald for Monday night’s game at Green Bay.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
• 2016 — In the biggest Division I women’s basketball rout, No. 3 Baylor overwhelms Winthrop 140-32. The 108-point margin of victory surpasses the 102 set by Grambling when it beat Jarvis Christian College 139-37 in 1986.
POTATO PICKS TO WATCH TODAY
• NHL: Seattle at Carolina, 7 p.m., BALLY SOUTH
• NCAA VOLLEYBALL SEMIFINALS: San Diego vs. Texas, 7 p.m., ESPN
• WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Davidson at N.C. State, 8 p.m., ACCN
• NBA: Milwaukee at Memphis, 8 p.m., NBATV
• NFL: San Francisco at Seattle, 8:15 p.m., PRIME VIDEO
• NCAA VOLLEYBALL SEMIFINALS: Pittsburgh vs. Louisville, 9:30 p.m., ESPN
• WOMEN’S HOCKEY: United States vs. Canada, 10 p.m., NHLN
• NBA: Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m., NBATV
Sonny Jones can be reached at wibbyj@gmail.com.
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