Mark, Malvern. Hey, Mark: In the infancy of free agency, the Indians signed right-hander Wayne Garland to a 10-year, $2.3 million deal in 1976. That’s pocket change today, but at the time it was ...
It, however, is a gamble. From Wayne Garland and the Indians in 1976 to Giancarlo Stanton and the Marlins in 2015, there have been 14 players sign contracts with guarantees of 10 or more seasons, ...