Rays extend Longoria (again)

[David]

The Rays announced that they extended the contract of Evan Longoria by an additional six seasons. The $100MM deal extends through 2022 with a club option for 2023.

 

The contract incorporates the 2013-16 salaries from Longoria's original deal with the Rays, meaning the third baseman will earn $6MM in 2013, $7.5MM in 2014, $11MM in 2015 and $11.5MM in 2016. Then Longoria will earn a total of $100MM from 2017-22. Under his previous deal, the Rays had club options for the 2014-16 seasons.

[Cubswin11]

Seems like a pretty good deal for both sides and economical.

[ctcf]

The Rays made a shrewd baseball move? You don't say.