Boston Red Sox Overpay for Free Agent David Price

If the contract details are correct, it will be the largest deal in history for pitcher, surpassing the seven-year, $210 million deal Max Scherzer received from the Washington Nationals last winter.

A few weeks ago, the Boston Red Sox had expressed interest in signing Chris Young and putting him in their outfield after watching him as a member of the New York Yankees in 2015 while watching him destroy the outfield wall at Fenway Park.

Young’s spot on the Red Sox roster should include a platoon in the outfield with Jackie Bradley Jr.

After hitting. 282 with three home runs, 10 RBI and eight doubles in 23 games, Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman re-signed Young last offseason to a one-year, $7.5 million deal. He was 13-8 with a 2.90 ERA in 32 starts as a Tiger.

David Price, the prize of this year’s free-agent class, agreed to a contract with Boston that gives him the chance to set a financial record for starting pitchers or, if he chooses, go through the process again for another jackpot in three years.

Boston Red Sox starting pitchers ranked 25th in ERA over the last two seasons.

One of the things that helped the Red Sox secure the services of Price, who was the first overall pick in the 2007 MLB Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays, is his relationship with a top executive.

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Price won the Cy Young Award in 2012 while posting the best American League’s best ERA (2.56) and most wins (20).

Price, a native of Nashville, Tenn., was enamored with joining the Cardinals, who have reached the postseason the last five seasons, with two pennants and a World Series title. And the Chicago Cubs met with Price but never made a formal offer, according to the person directly involved in the negotiations.