Per MLBTR.com
The Angels have agreed to extend shortstop Erick Aybar, reports MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez. Mike DiGiovanna of The Los Angeles Times and ESPN's Jerry Crasnick report that it's a four-year contract worth $35MM (Twitter link). The team could announce its deal with the SFX client by tomorrow.

Howie Kendrick’s four-year, $33.5MM extension was apparently used as framework for Aybar's deal, though the shorstop was reportedly seeking at least five years and $50MM. As our Extension Tracker shows, Aybar joins Troy Tulowitzki and Alexei Ramirez as the only shortstops to sign extensions worth $30MM or more in recent years.

Aybar, 28, has been the Halos' regular shortstop since the start of the 2008 season. He's hit .278/.322/.386 during that time, doing his best work in 2009 (.312/.353/.423) and 2011 (.279/.322/.421). Aybar reached both the 30 stolen base and ten home run plateaus for the first time in his career last season. He took home a Gold Glove Award last year and ranks eighth among all shortstops with a +2.6 UZR/150 since the start of 2010.
The free agent market will be bare if teams keep locking up their talent. Good move for the Angels since Eybar wasn't blocking anyone and it's for a fair price. He's one of the best defensive SS in the game and can swipe some bags. He's in his prime so the Angels won't be paying for his decline.