Just less than one year ago, the Angels sent shockwaves through the baseball world by negotiating a long-term cable TV deal worth nearly $3 billion, and by signing two big free agents to (back loaded) contracts. The Rangers topped that with a $3 billion deal of their own, spread over 15 years. The Mariners, whose 10-year, $450 million deal with Fox Sports (now ROOT Sports) was one of the most lucrative in the game at the time, suddenly looked indigent in comparison.
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