Roman Anthony will be building his empire in Boston for the foreseeable future after he signed an eight-year, $130 million extension with the Red Sox on Wednesday. The fine details of the pact are complicated, but Anthony could end up earning $230 million over the life of the contract.

To do so, he's going to have to play some incredible baseball over the next nine years. There's another $70 million for Anthony to earn based on how he finishes in this year's Rookie of the Year race, future MVP votes, and how many All-Star appearances he makes.

But the 21-year-old is off to a tremendous start to his career, so betting on himself -- while also getting a pretty nice bag of cash at such an early age -- seems like a solid move for the former No. 1 prospect in baseball. It should work out

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