Congratulations to Andrew Freidman, Evan Longoria, and the Rays organization.  The new long-term agreement Evan agreed upon with the Rays is a win-win for both.  Longornia gets a guaranteed $17.5M for six years.  Should he live up to his potential, the Rays have two more options covering three more years that would earn Longoria a total of 44M.

     In baseball money, it's a GREAT deal for the Rays.  For baseball in general, it likely sent a few agents into a tizzy. The absence of blockbuster numbers in this deal will be shoved in their face by other owners.

    I applaud Longoria.  This is still alot of loot.  He could have made more when he became free-agent eligibile.  What he said today tells you the kind of player he is: "this is just a step into investing into the future Rays.  No longer are they the Rays of old." 

     With all the off-season moves, pending the return of Matt Garza and Cliff Floyd, Friedman appears to be the front-runner right now as MLB Executive of the Year. 

     Tom Korun