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Even after Lance Lynn transcendent first half, ending in an All-Star selection and appearance, some White Sox fans would not have been happy with swapping Dane Dunning and Avery Weems to Texas for the burly righty without a contract extension.The White Sox smartly anticipated those grumblings, tapping into the terrific fit Lynn has been in the Chicago rotation and rewarding his on-field excellence with a two-year, $38 million extension. A club option for 2024 would cost the club $18 million, or it can chose to release Lynn for $1 million.It a terrific move, and frankly unanticipated, as Lynn likely could have struck a deal somewhere after this season for at least three guaranteed years and likely more money. But the veteran has loved his fit with the White Sox Adam Eaton Jersey, and a career-best first half bears out his happiness. A win-win deal for both sides.In the latest surplus value survey coming out tomorrow, Lynn checks in at providing just more than $6 million in value beyond his pay at the halfway mark, so this season extra value alone could well pay for half of Lynn 2022 monies.
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