The Mets and Jenrry Mejia have agreed to a one year deal for 2.595 million to avoid arbitration, according to Jon Heyman. Mejia had filed for $3.0 million while the Mets initially offered $2.1 million.
Mejia will likely start the season as the Mets closer no matter what Terry Collins keeps saying about it being a competition this Spring.
So we have only Lucas Duda left to sign as arbitration hearings begin next week. Someone asked me if I thought the delay could be the two sides working on an extension, but I’m sure that’s not the case given how broke the team still is. I still expect both sides to settle before their hearing.
January 16
The Mets have avoided arbitration with Daniel Murphy, agreeing to a one-year, $8 million deal with him on Friday night. Murphy had submitted an $8.6 million figure while the Mets countered with $7.4 million.
According to what a team source told Adam Rubin the Mets have no plans for a multi-year deal with Murphy and the All Star second baseman will head into free agency after the 2015 season.
The team has already reached deals with Dillon Gee for $5.3 million earlier in the day, and for $1.88 million with shortstop Ruben Tejada. They signed Bobby Parnell for $3.7 million last week.
That leaves just Lucas Duda and Jenrry Mejia to sign on the dotted line.
January 15
Today was the deadline for exchanging arbitration figures with any arbitration eligible players who remained unsigned.
The Mets avoided arbitration with two of their five eligible players when the agreed to one-year deals with Dillon Gee ($5.3M) and Ruben Tejada ($1.88M).
Here are the salary figures exchanged with the remaining unsigned players.
- Lucas Duda filed for $4.7 million, Mets offered $3.75 million.
- Jenrry Mejia filed for $3.0 million, Mets offered $2.1 million.
- Daniel Murphy filed for $8.6 million, Mets offered $7.4 million.
Adam Rubin also added that a team source told him definitively that the Mets have no plans for a multi-year deal with Daniel Murphy and he will be a free agent after the 2015 season.
