Anthony Rizzo's New Deal

Anthony Rizzo, like the Cubs' bullpen, struggled mightily through the month of April as he posted just a .224 batting average with an OBP of .315. He still managed to hit eight home runs which is enough to lead the team.

It seems that the weather has been heating up in the month of May as has Rizzo's bat who is hitting .439 for the month and getting on base at a .477 clip.

It seems Rizzo now has another reason to celebrate the month of May with his new 7 year $41 million dollar deal.

Anthony Rizzo hope to hit many home runs in a Cub uniform.
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Ken Rosenthal broke news of the deal on Twitter as it seems the Cubs got a steal for what hopes to be the power left handed first baseman for the future.

The parameters are very team friendly as there is no no trade clause in the deal. Thankfully Jim Hendry was not in charge of this signing. There are two club options that could bring the deal to 9 years for $68 million with escalators that could max it at $73 million. Not to bad if he pans out.

This means that the Cubs have both Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo shored up for awhile and they can begin building the team around them.

I like the deal personally. I think we just solidified 1st base for years to come. What do you think of it?