The first confirmation of specific terms for the
Pablo Sandoval deal comes from
CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman. His report cites
a five-year, $95 million contract—less than the numbers that were being floated about in the last several hours (closer to $100 million). Thus,
The PandaPact—along with the four-year, $88 million signing of
Hanley Ramirez represents a commitment by the NOG of $183 million. Perhaps more significantly, it represents an abandonment of the Yawkey Way prohibition on contracts longer than three years. For perspective,
The Evil Ones signed
Jacoby Ellsbury to a seven-year, $153 million deal ($21.8 per year)—and Boston will be getting
two players for about $30 million more over a shorter term.
