Outfielder George Springer and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed a six-year, $ 150 million deal, ESPN sources told Jeff Passan.
Springer is heading to the Blue Jays’ spring training unit in Dunedin, Florida, for exercise. If all goes according to plan, Toronto will get the star it has been looking for all winter.
Springer, the spark plug for the Houston Astros’ offense in the last four seasons, has been one of the most coveted free agents on the market this season. This season, he has won 14 teams at home and added four more in the postseason, as the Astros lost to the Tampa Bay Rays in the American Series Championship League.
While some of his teammates fought offensively last season, amid the aftermath of the 2017 sign theft scandal, Springer, who won $ 21 million on a one-year deal after avoiding arbitration, continued to rally. a better number since then – hitting. with 32 RBIs in 51 games in 2020, while reducing his attack rate to 17.1%, the best career.
He submitted a $ 18.9 million one-year qualifying offer from Astros, who will receive a compensation choice by signing with a new team.
Prior to the shortened 2020 pandemic season, Springer managed 20 home runs in five of the previous six seasons. He won three All-Star direct marks from 2017-19 and was named MVP of the 2017 World Series in 2017, when the Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games.
Springer was the best moment in the big moments, hitting 19 rounds at home in the postseason, which is tied for fourth of all time. It also ranks sixth in the slugging percentage (.546), seventh in extra-base hits (34) and is tied for 14th in the marked rounds (43).
Since making his debut in 2014, Springer has been one of the top players in baseball, finishing second in the home rounds (136), third in the RBI (352) and fourth in hits (665) and extra-hit hits (254), according to ESPN Statistics and Information. He also won 39 times in the first half at home, which ranks fourth in the history of the American League.
In 2019, Springer set career highs with an average of .292 beats, a .591 percentage point, a .383 base percentage and a 6.2 WAR (win over replacement).
Defensively, Springer continues to be very solid as a daily center fielder at the age of 31 and could easily slip to any of the off-field corner points if needed.
Overall, in seven seasons with the Astros, Springer has a career average of .270, with 174 home runs and 458 home runs.
Blue Jays Nation first reported the deal Tuesday night, while MLB Network first had the terms.