A few hours after Max Scherzer inked a three-year deal with the Mets, reigning American League Cy Young winner Robbie Ray and the Seattle Mariners agreed to a five-year, $115 million contract. MMO’s Michael Mayer was first to report that the sides were nearing an agreement, with ESPN’s Jeff Passan sharing the details of the deal. Source: The Mariners are closing in on a deal with...
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After Monday morning’s signing of Max Scherzer, the Mets aren’t close to being done, and they have checked in on a couple of southpaws in Carlos Rodón and Yusei Kikuchi. A couple of starting pitchers the Mets have checked in on: Lefties Carlos Rodón and Yusei Kikuchi — Mike Mayer (@mikemayer22) November 29, 2021 Rodón is coming off a career year with the Chicago White Sox in...
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Max Scherzer will be a member of the New York Mets, and he’ll make over $43 million dollars a year for the next three years while playing in Queens. Naturally, that kind of deal shoots a team’s payroll into meteoric heights. Multiple reports now have the Mets’ 2022 payroll at around $267 million to $268 million. That would clear the Mets’ highest Opening Day payroll by...
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How does No. 2 starter Max Scherzer sound? In a surprising and invigorating move, the New York Mets have reached the apex of the 2021 offseason by reportedly agreeing to a three-year, $130 million with the three-time Cy Young-award winner. I’m told that Max Scherzer to the Mets is a done deal. — Mike Mayer (@mikemayer22) November 29, 2021 Scherzer has an opt out after the second year,...
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Updated Post, November 29, 12:08 PM According to Jon Heyman, the Mets are now “finalizing” terms with Max Scherze Original Post, November 29, 10:55 AM Most New York Mets fans are bleary-eyed after a long night of refreshing Twitter to see if the club and Max Scherzer had officially finalized a deal yet, but news just dropped Monday morning to wake everyone up without any extra...
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Baseball is the quintessential “What have you done for me lately?” business. While none of us will forget how long it took the New York Mets to hire a general manager, or how Noah Syndergaard, Aaron Loup, and Steven Matz all signed elsewhere, it’s a little easier to deal with after this past weekend. In the span of about eight hours on Friday, the Mets’ roster got much better by signing Eduardo...
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