The long awaited Brian Roberts contract extension happened today:

Baltimore Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts had a $40 million contract extension waiting for him to sign after Friday's workout. Typical of the attitude he brings to the team, he insisted first on running sprints in the outfield. Everything else could wait.

With his cardio exercises done, Roberts scribbled his name on a new four-year deal, which begins in 2010. He already was due $8 million this year and would have been eligible for free agency after the World Series. His new deal calls for salaries of $10 million annually through 2013.

Roberts posted outstanding OBAs in three of the last four years. At that price and his age, it seems like a good contract. It's probably a good thing the Orioles waited a year to extend his deal; it probably would have cost them more last season.

The price to is low enough that if Baltimore wants to trade him, his contract won't prevent that.