The New York Mets made a couple of big moves to shore up their infield last week, acquiring Neil Walker for Jon Niese in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates and right after that they signed free agent shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera.
While at a Guys’ Night Out event at Lord & Taylor in Manhattan, Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom applauded the moves and looks forward to competing with his new teammates. “It’s exciting, it’s always exciting to get new guys who are going to help us win,” deGrom said. (NY Daily News)
DeGrom also weighed in on the huge deals David Price ($217 million) and Zack Greinke ($206.5 million) signed this offseason after he was asked about the minimal salaries the Mets are paying for him, Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz. (What a ridiculous question!)
“That part doesn’t matter. That’s just how it is,” said deGrom. “We just want to go out and win.”
The Mets have a 3-4 year window before one by one each of their starters become eligible for free agency, beginning with Matt Harvey who should earn roughly $4.5 million in his first year of arbitration this season and becomes a free agent after 2018.
