Ryan Zimmerman Deal Looks Like the Colorado Rockies' Tulowitzki Contract

A deal that will keep the Nationals star third baseman Ryan Zimmerman  in Washington for a long time to come was agreed to both sides early Sunday morning, according to the Washington Post.

The new deal is a six-year contract extension that was good for both "the Face of the Franchise" and the team.

 Troy Tulowitzki the Rockies shortstop signed  a deal in 2010. A a six-year contract extension worth about $120 million that was crafted in a way that was good for both the player as well as the team. In short the structure of the deal gave the team financial freedom to sign big ticket free agents if they wished to do so.

Throughout the process of talking about a new deal Zimmerman would often cite the Tulowitizki deal as the type of deal he wanted.  

According to former Nationals General Manager and now ESPN baseball insider Jim Bowden- The Zimmerman deal is worth $100 million over 6 years, and guarantees Zimmerman a no-trade clause . He currently has two years left on his current contract which was a 5 year $45 million extension from back in 09. The new extension will begin in 2014. So doing the math that is  $126 million over the next eight years or $150 million over the next nine years. 

Zimmerman's agent Brodie Van Wagenen of CAA Sports took the spirit of the Tulowinski deal and crafted the best deal for his client. 

The deal Zimmerman and the Nationals put together followed the spirit of that deal. Brodie Van Wagenen made a deal that is financially sound for his client while Nats GM Mike Rizzo  made sure the deal allowed the team to be free to go after high-priced free agents, as well as signing their own stars which made this is a good deal for both sides.

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