Boston Red Sox, Adrian Gonzalez Agree On Long-Term Contract

According to McAdam, the deal is for seven years and $154 million. It might have happened sooner, but if the deal had been official before Opening Day, the average annual value of the contract would have counted against the Red Sox’ payroll this season when computing a possible luxury tax; instead, only Gonzalez’s paltry $6.5 million salary for this season gets counted.