Tommy Edman agrees to $74 million, 5-year contract with Dodgers after helping win World Series.
Tommy Edman and the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed Friday to a $74 million, five-year contract.
His new deal contains a team option for 2030 and includes $25 million deferred over 10 years. The agreement supersedes a $16.5 million, two-year contract he agreed to with St. Louis in February that had called for a $9.5 million salary in 2025.
Edman was acquired from the Cardinals on July 29 as part of a three-team trade that included the Chicago White Sox. He hit .237 with six homers and 20 RBIs in 37 games and was MVP of the NL Championship Series, hitting .407 with 11 RBIs. He batted .320 with two homers and 13 RBIs during the postseason as the Dodgers won the World Series.
The 29-year-old plays second base, shortstop and the outfield. He has a .263 average with 59 homers, 242 RBIs and 112 steals in six seasons with the Cardinals and Dodgers. He would have been eligible for free agency after the 2025 World Series.
Yankees’ Juan Soto Predicted To Sign $611 Million Mega Deal With Crosstown Rival.
The Juan Soto sweepstakes is taking over the baseball world, and rightfully so. Many in baseball expect Soto to sign his mega contract during December’s winter meetings. There has been a lot of speculation about the potential value of his future contract, but the numbers typically range anywhere from $600 million to $700 million. The final five teams in the sweepstakes appear to be the Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, New York Mets, and, not shockingly, the Los Angeles Dodgers. ESPN’s David Schoenfield has predicted Soto will sign a 13-year, $611
million deal with the Mets, opting to leave the Yankees after just one year in the Bronx. “The Mets have a lot of holes to fill, with so many players in free agency — including Alonso and three-fifths of a starting rotation in Sean Manaea, Jose Quintana and Luis Severino — but they are positioned to reload because their payroll currently sits at about $160 million, or less than half of their 2024 total of $336 million,” Schoenfield wrote. “With owner Steve Cohen’s checkbook, money isn’t an issue — indeed, if the Mets decide they must have Soto, it’s hard to imagine any team, including the Yankees, outbidding Cohen.”
