Howie Kendrick Gets 4 Year Extension

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The Angels have reached agreement with Howie Kendrick on a four-year contract, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter). The deal is believed to be worth $33.5MM, tweets Bob Nightengale of USA Today. The pact will cover the 28-year-old's final year of arbitration and first three years of free agency.

Kendrick is coming off of his best season to date as he hit .285/.338/.464 with 18 homers in 583 plate appearances. Earlier this week, GM Jerry Dipoto confirmed that he opened up talks with the agents for Kendrick and Erick Aybar. Like Kendrick, Aybar also has one year of arbitration eligibility remaining.

Last night, our own Mark Polishuk examined the second baseman's case for an extension. According to MLBTR's projections, Kendrick was set to earn $5.2MM in 2012 through arbitration.

By signing an extension with the Angels, Kendrick avoids having to contend with fellow second baseman Brandon Phillips on the open market next offseason.

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Nice deal for the Angels, getting him for just over $8M a year is fair market value IMO, and everyone gets overpaid now-a-days so signing players at a reasonable price these days is always a win for the team.

 

[elcheato]

Howard is a fine player

 

[bosoxlover12]

One of the better 2B in baseball. Good move.