The Mets have just released the details of David Wright’s eight-year, $143 million dollar contract. The breakdown is as follows:
Base Salary
- 2013: $11M ($3.0M deferred)
- 2014: $20M ($2.5M deferred)
- 2015: $20M ($2.5M deferred)
- 2016: $20M ($2.5M deferred)
- 2017: $20M ($2.5M deferred)
- 2018: $20M ($2.5M deferred)
- 2019: $15M
- 2020: $12M
Award Bonuses
- First-time MVP: $500,000 ($200,000 for second- through fifth-place finish)
- Second-time MVP: $1 million
- Third-time MVP: $1.5 million
- All-Star selection: $100,000
- Highest league All-Star vote: $100,000
- TSN/BA/AP MV or Player of the Year: $100,000
- Division Series MVP: $150,000
- League Championship Series MVP: $150,000
- World Series MVP: $250,000
- Silver Slugger: $100,000
- Gold Glove: $100,000
- Hank Aaron Award: $100,000
David Wright will also have a hotel suite on every road trip.