The four-year contract extension Merrifield agreed to Sunday with the Royals includes a $10.5 million team option for 2023, Jeff Flanagan of MLB.com reports.
Merrifield's deal will guarantee him at least $16.25 million. He'll make $15.5 million over the first four years of the deal and will be due a $750,000 buyout in the event the Royals choose not to exercise the 2023 team option in what would be his age-34 season. The speedster's contract also contains salary escalators in 2021 and 2022 for reaching certain award or plate appearance-based thresholds that would make the deal worth $31.75 million at maximum. It's an extension that works well for both sides, as it gives Merrifield a higher annual salary ceiling while buying out his arbitration years and enables the Royals to retain one of their top performers over the past two seasons at an affordable price. Jan 28 3:31 pm (EST)
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2019 PROJECTIONS
| AB | H | R | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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| 559 | 170 | 76 | 12 | 71 | 32 | 47 | .304 | .358 | .447 | .805 |
2018 SEASON STATS
| AB | HR | R | RBI | SB | BB | K | AVG | |
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| 2019 | 632 | 12 | 88 | 60 | 45 | 59 | 114 | .304 |
| OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR | BB% | K% | XBH | BABIP | |
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| 2019 | .367 | .438 | .805 | 2.0 | 8.6 | 16.1 | 58 | .352 |
| GB% | FB% | LD% | GB/FB | HR/FB | wOBA | wRC | ISO | |
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| 2019 | 35.7% | 34.0% | 30.2% | 1.05 | 0.07 | .357 | 105 | .134 |
GAME LOG
| Game | Opp | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | OPS | |
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| Sep 30 | L 2 - 1 | CLE | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 |
| Sep 29 | W 9 - 4 | CLE | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.350 |
| Sep 28 | L 14 - 6 | CLE | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 |
| Sep 27 | W 2 - 1 | CLE | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 |
| Sep 26 | W 6 - 1 | @ CIN | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Sep 25 | W 4 - 3 | @ CIN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .833 |
| Sep 23 | W 3 - 2 | @ DET | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .800 |
| Sep 22 | L 5 - 4 | @ DET | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.500 |
| Sep 21 | W 4 - 3 | @ DET | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| Sep 20 | L 11 - 8 | @ DET | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.400 |
SPLITS
| vs RHP | AB | H | HR | R | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | OBP | OPS |
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| 450 | 127 | 7 | 54 | 45 | 27 | 46 | .282 | .352 | .750 |
| vs LHP | AB | H | HR | R | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | OBP | OPS |
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| 182 | 65 | 5 | 34 | 15 | 18 | 13 | .357 | .406 | .944 |
| DAY | AB | H | HR | R | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | OBP | OPS |
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| 218 | 62 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 14 | .284 | .333 | .778 |
| NIGHT | AB | H | HR | R | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | OBP | OPS |
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| 414 | 130 | 6 | 64 | 35 | 32 | 45 | .314 | .385 | .820 |
| HOME | AB | H | HR | R | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | OBP | OPS |
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| 309 | 95 | 5 | 46 | 33 | 28 | 27 | .307 | .370 | .804 |
| AWAY | AB | H | HR | R | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | OBP | OPS |
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| 323 | 97 | 7 | 42 | 27 | 17 | 32 | .300 | .365 | .808 |
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PROJECTIONS
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TODAY'S GAME
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LINEUP TRENDS
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Sep 3012B
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Sep 2912B
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Sep 2812B
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Sep 2712B
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Sep 261CF
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Sep 2512B
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Sep 231CF
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Sep 2212B
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Sep 211CF
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Sep 201DH
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RockiesMon Feb 25
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