MLB Rumors: Colt Emerson and the Seattle Mariners have agreed to phrases on an 8 12 months, $95 million deal, per studies. This is the biggest contract ever for a participant beneath crew management who has but to play within the main leagues.
Emerson, a shortstop who doesn’t flip 21 till July, was the twenty second general decide within the 2023 MLB Draft. He appeared within the again finish of high 100 lists previous to the 2024 season after a powerful professional debut. He break up the 2024 season between low-A and high-A, placing up a 867 OPS in low-A and a 648 OPS in high-A. That efficiency as a teenage shortstop made him a consensus high 25-30 prospect.
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Emerson put up a .285/.383/.458 slash line in 2025, primarily in high-A, however with 34 video games in AA and 6 video games at AAA. He has began the 2026 season at AAA Tacoma, however with a long-term deal now in place, one would anticipate he will likely be within the majors within the very close to future, doubtless displacing Leo Rivas at shortstop.
We have seen a spate of contract extension during the last week or so. The Chicago Cubs inked a 6 12 months, $115 million extension with Pete Crow-Armstrong in addition to a 6 12 months, $141 million deal with Nico Hoerner. Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Cooper Pratt, who, like Emerson, is in AAA presently and has but to play within the majors, is reportedly on the verge of doing an 8 12 months, $50 million-plus extension.
