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Phillies sign Herrera to 5-year extension

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The Philadelphia Phillies locked up a major piece of their young core Thursday, signing outfielder Odubel Herrera to a five-year contract extension running through the 2021 season, with a pair of club options for 2022 and '23.

Herrera will be guaranteed $30.5 million over the life of the contract, sources told MLB.com's Todd Zolecki. The 2022 club option is worth $11.5 million, while the 2023 option would pay him $12.5 million if exercised, Zolecki added.

Signing the extension marks the end of a triumphant rise for Herrera, who originally signed with the Texas Rangers as an amateur free agent in 2008. After playing just 96 games at Double-A in 2014, the Venezuelan was selected by the Phillies in that year's Rule 5 draft.

He's since found a home in the City of Brotherly Love, emerging as one of the Phillies' most important pieces of young talent during their ongoing rebuild. The soon-to-be 25-year-old put together a solid rookie campaign in 2015, then saw his numbers rise even higher this past year, hitting .286/.361/.420 with 15 homers, 21 doubles, six triples, and 25 stolen bases while playing in 159 games. Herrera was the Phillies' lone All-Star in 2016.

The extension will delay Herrera's first crack at free agency by at least one year.

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