Bob Nightengale of the USA Today reports that the New York Mets and infielder Wilmer Flores have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a $3.4 million salary for 2018. Flores, 26, hit .271/.307/.488, 106 OPS+, 17 doubles, 18 home runs and 52 RBI in 362 plate appearances for the Mets in 2017. He has his season ended early after fouling a ball off his nose in early September. He posted a -0.2 bWAR and...
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According to Shi Davidi of Sportsnet, the Toronto Blue Jays and third baseman Josh Donaldson have avoided arbitration by agreeing on a record deal of $23 million for 2018. Donaldson, 32, will become a free agent after the 2018 season and though the Toronto Blue Jays are unlikely to contend they haven’t showed much interest in trading him. The right-handed hitting Donaldson hit...
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According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the New York Mets are considering a reunion with former first baseman Lucas Duda even after signing Jay Bruce on Wednesday. Duda, 31, hit .246/.347/.532, 129 OPS+ with 21 doubles, 17 home runs and 37 RBI with the Mets in 2017 before he was traded in July to the Tampa Bay Rays for relief prospect Drew Smith. The left-handed slugger struggled mightily...
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According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today the New York Mets have avoided arbitration with pitcher Matt Harvey and the two sides have agreed he will make $5.625 million in 2018. Harvey, 28, went 5-7 with a 6.70 ERA, 1.694 WHIP, and only 67 strikeouts in 92.2 innings while allowing a whopping 21 home runs. His missed time from the middle of June to the end of August due to a stress injury to the...
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On Wednesday night the New York Mets finally made splash to a position player when they signed Jay Bruce to a three-year, $39 million deal. The deal pays him $10 million in 2018, $13 million in 2019 and $13 million again in 2020. He will also receive $3 million in a sign bonus that comes in $1.5 million payments in 2019 and 2020. Bruce will also receive a five-team no-trade clause that he can...
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