Days after agreeing to a five-year, $182 million contract with two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell, the World Series champions awarded utility guy Tommy Edman another large contract.
Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that Edman’s contract with the Dodgers is another five-year contract worth $74 million, with a sixth-year team option.
The adage “the rich get richer” is becoming absurd.
Edman’s new contract is just another indication that the Los Angeles squad is aiming for dynasty status, even though he is by no means the franchise’s biggest player or biggest salary.
Edman, who was acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals at the trade deadline, immediately established himself as a vital member of the Dodgers’ lineup throughout the regular season’s home stretch and their World Series run.
Edman won NLCS MVP after hitting.407 with 11 RBIs in the team’s playoff series against the New York Mets. As the Dodgers won a title, he added another home run and a.294 average versus the Yankees.
