Ken Gurnick is reporting that the Dodgers are closing in on a franchise record eight-year, $160MM deal. The deal is expected to be made official after Kemp passes a physical. The deal is said to include a full no-trade clause, which could theoretically keep Kemp in Dodger blue until he is 34. That means the Dodgers are essentially buying out all of his prime years.
More importantly the Dodgers are about to turn a new leaf, signing a home grown talent for the first time in over a decade. Mike Piazza, this guy could've been the franchise player, but the Dodgers failed to make it happen by trading him to the Marlins. History repeated itself with Adrian Beltre who was lost to free agency. Correct me if I am wrong but the last home grown guy the Dodgers kept around was Eric Karros. The former Dodger first baseman stayed around until 2002, but he was never what you can call a franchise player.
Alright so time to talk some numbers, after all $160MM is pretty hard to ignore...
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