The Detroit Tigers signed infield prospect Colt Keith to a six-year contract extension, the team announced Sunday.

The pact runs through the 2029 season, followed by club options in 2030, 2031, and 2032.

"There are positives and negatives and risks on both sides," Keith said Tuesday about signing a lengthy deal at such a young age, according to Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press.

"Best case for both of us is all of the option years are exercised, we win a couple of World Series, I make myself a boatload of money, and I'm still a free agent at 31."

The Tigers selected Keith in the fifth round of the 2020 entry draft out of Biloxi High School in Mississippi.

The 22-year-old has never appeared in MLB but posted impressive numbers in the minor leagues, authoring a .303/.388/.514 slash line with 41 home runs and 174 RBIs in 258 games across various levels. In 2023, Keith put up a .932 OPS with 27 homers, 38 doubles, and 101 RBIs between Double-A and Triple-A.

Defensively, Keith played most of his Double-A reps at third base, with the majority of his Triple-A playing time coming at second base last season.

Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris said the team's primary focus is to use Keith as a second baseman in 2024.

Keith ranks as the No. 2 prospect in the Tigers' farm system behind outfielder Max Clark, according to MLB Pipeline.

The Tigers designated right-hander Devin Sweet for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Keith.