Shortstop Ezequiel Tovar and Colorado Rockies finalize $63.5 million, 7-year contract
Shortstop Ezequiel Tovar and the Colorado Rockies finalized a $63.5 million, seven-year contract on Tuesday, a deal that includes a team option for 2031 that if exercised would boost the agreement to $84 million over eight seasons. The Rockies' option is for $23 million with a $2.5 million buyout. Tovar's deal supersedes a one-year contract agreed to Feb. 29 that called for a $745,000 salary while in the major leagues and $361,000 while in the minors.