Colorado Rockies refuse to talk about Carlo Gonzalez
Reports claim that a multi-year deal has been set for the Carlo Gonzalez and its value is believed to be between $70 million and $80 million. The news has been picked up from Venezuela through local papers. Thomas Harding of MLB’s official
website has been covering the news as it’s been coming out to the media’s attention. Harding also claims that a radio commentator reported the same piece, a week ago. The Rockies, nevertheless, are aware and have denied the sources, completely.
The Major League season is set to start in April and with teams looking for a chance at the playoffs, things will heat up in the coming days. At the moment, there isn’t much action developing in the baseball world. Winter ball ended recently, and the highlights
from last month saw the Winter Meetings take place in Disney’s Swan and Dolphin Resort.
It doesn’t seem like this month will produce much transfer news. Nevertheless, the ‘hall of fame’ voting ballot is ready to declare the graduating ball players on January 5, after the voting event. However, the ‘hall of fame’ is not the only packaged news
to make the headlines in the recent days, heading into the baseball world. There have been reports, on and off, on player movements within the baseball world.
Some of the clubs are looking to extend their contracts with ball players who might peak in the coming tenure. For smaller teams, that represents a threat of losing the star, ultimately. However, for bigger teams, it provides hope of clinching the player
from the free agency when the off season turns on again.
The Colorado Rockies are making the news on same lines, recently. Their mention in the papers comes after Carlos Gonzalez’s contract extension rumours hit the surface. Gonzalez, who is represented by agent Scott Boras, is said to be involved in a multimillion
dollar deal, tying him to the club. For those who know the agent more than Carlos would rubbish the report. Nevertheless, it does provide a different perspective to the reality.
Apart from Boras shrugging his head on a too-early extension deal, the fact that a 25-year-old player would pen a deal that would see him play for the club beyond 2014 seems unrealistic. The Rockies own the player’s rights through 2014 and in many regards,
the contract rumours look to be baseless.
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