Wander Franco, Rays close to massive contract extension for 20-year-old star, per report

Shortstop Wander Franco quickly emerged as one of MLB’s best players this season and the Tampa Bay Rays are wasting no time locking him up. The club is inching closer to signing Franco to a record-setting contact extension, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. The deal is expected to be in the 10-year, $200 million range. The team has not yet confirmed the news.

The current record contract for a player with less than one full year of service time is Ronald Acuña Jr.‘s eight-year, $100 million contract with the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves, a record Franco is poised to smash.