The have agreed to a long-term contract extension with center fielder , CBS Sports HQ's Jim Bowden confirms. The deal is for seven years and $100 million, .Buxton, 27, was set to hit free agency after the 2022 season. Word around the league was that the Twins were either planning to reach a long-term extension with him or trade him before next season. Saahdiq Charles Jersey Given the immense upside Buxton has flashed on the field versus the myriad i sues he'd had staying on the field, the deal makes sense for both sides with some MVP incentives based upon any top-10 finishes Buxton has during the course of it: More details:$1M signing bonus.2022 salary-$9M2023-28-$15M per seasonMVP bonuses, believed to be unprecedented, for every year of deal.1st-$8M2nd- Landon Collins Jersey $7M3rd-$6M4th-$5M5th-$4M6th-through-10th: $3MAlso: $500K each for 502, 533, 567, 600 and 625 plate appearances. Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) As Rosenthal noted, we've never seen anything like this. Of course, that's kind of the situation the Twins and Buxton were in with an upcoming free agency or trade discu sion where it would've been incredibly difficult to pin down his exact value. Buxton is heading to his age-28 season and has the potential to be a five-tool superstar in the MVP conversation. He hit .306/.358/.647 (171 OPS+) last season, but that was only in 61 games. He had 23 doubles, 19 Washington Commanders Men Jersey homers, 32 RBI, 50 runs and nine steals 254 plate appearances. Throw in his absurd defensive chops in center and he was worth 4.5 WAR. If he could maintain that pace over the course of 162, he'd be John Riggins Jersey a frontrunner for MVP.Due to some demotions in the minors earlier in his career and lingering injury i sues, Buxton has only played in more than 92 games one time in his career (140 games in 2017). Even in the pandemic-shortened 2020, he managed just 39 of 60 games.But when he's on, there is perhaps no more dynamic player in baseball Antonio Gibson Jersey . The Twins' annual outlay is perfectly acceptable for their financial wherewithal and if he plays well enough to win MVP, they'd be happy to pay the extra $8 million. On Buxton's side, he's signed a deal that guarantees him $100 million and surely he's confident enough that he can cash some of those MVP vote incentives. All this is to say, it appears they reached a mutually beneficial deal. Kudos to both sides.