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And this is where I point out that while the clueless pundits will claim that the Harper and Machado contracts mean free agency isn't broken after all, one of the greatest players of all time just signed what probably amounts to a lifetime contract rather than deal with the fuckery of teams going "nah, I don't really need one of the best players in the game unless they're willing to play for below market value."
Harper and Machado got theirs, eventually, but this was after industry talk about them potentially being $400 million players turned into "well they won't even get $300 million unless they're willing to play in San Diego and Philadelphia."
Trout's been breathlessly talked about as a $500 million guy for a few years now, and while this deal might just mean that playing in Anaheim > playing "at home" on a comfort level, it might also be Trout and his representation going "hey it's still the largest extension in baseball history, let's not risk teams engaging in a third (or fourth?) offseason of fuckery in two years."
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