Outfielder Corbin Carroll and the Arizona Diamondbacks are in agreement on an eight-year, $111 million contract extension, sources familiar with the deal confirmed to ESPN, tying one of the top prospects in baseball to the team through his prime seasons.
The deal includes a ninth-year club option that would bring the total to $134 million, sources said.
Carroll, 22, debuted last year and lived up to the hype that had built up during his ascent to the big leagues. In 32 games, he hit .260/.330/.500 with four home runs, 14 RBIs and a pair of stolen bases. Still Rookie of the Year-eligible, Carroll is regarded as the favorite by oddsmakers going into 2023.
He arrived in Arizona after just 162 minor league games, storming through Double-A and Triple-A with an elite five-tool set. The 5-foot-10, 165-pound Carroll is not only the fastest player in the major leagues but stroked 24 home runs in 442 minor league plate appearances last season, slashed .307/.425/.610 and played a well-above-average left field.
Drafted with the 16th overall pick in 2019, Carroll would have gone higher but for his slight frame and the perceived lack of competition in his home state of Washington. Those perceptions were almost immediately proven misguided, as Carroll impressed evaluators in his debut season.
During the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Carroll's game improved even more, and he was primed for a big 2021 until he injured his shoulder on a home run swing seven games into the year. He returned healthy last season, and his play forced the Diamondbacks to call Carroll up despite already having a deep, young outfield that included Daulton Varsho, Jake McCarthy and Alek Thomas.
Arizona traded Varsho over the winter for catcher Gabriel Moreno,
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