GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Dolan family paid $323 million to purchase the Cleveland Indians in February 2000.



That’s no longer the going rate for a major-league franchise. Now, it’s the price for a decade’s worth of services from an All-Star player.



The Indians have never handed out a contract heftier than the $60 million pact they granted Edwin Encarnacion two years ago. They control Francisco Lindor for the next three seasons, but he’ll likely command a deal four, five or even six times more lucrative than what the Indians guaranteed Encarnacion.



So, does owner Paul Dolan envision himself ever signing a player to, say, a 10-year, $300 million deal?



“No, but I never foresaw us doing a deal like we did with Encarnacion,” Dolan said in his spring-training office during a recent sit-down interview with The Athletic. “You don’t know. Probably the day when we do a deal like that is when somebody else is...