Report: Rockies, Tovar agree to 7-year, $63.5M deal
The Colorado Rockies and shortstop Ezequiel Tovar agreed to a seven-year contract extension, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
Tovar's deal is worth $63.5 million in guaranteed money, according to Thomas Harding of MLB.com. It reportedly includes an eighth-year club option, which, if exercised, will max his earnings at $84 million.
Completion of the agreement is pending a physical, per Harding.
The extension will delay Tovar's free agency by at least two seasons.
Tovar, 22, hit .253/.287/.408 with 15 homers, 73 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases in 153 games for the Rockies last season. His 37 doubles tied the franchise's rookie record. He was also named a Gold Glove finalist after tallying 13 defensive runs saved in the field, a figure that ranked second among National League shortstops.
The Rockies originally signed Tovar as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela in 2017.