1/16/21

PRESS RELEASE - METS AGREE TO TERMS WITH EIGHT PLAYERS

 


 

METS AGREE TO TERMS WITH EIGHT PLAYERS

 

FLUSHING, N.Y., January 15, 2021 – The New York Mets today announced that they have agreed to terms on one-year contracts with the following players: RHP Miguel Castro, OF Michael Conforto, RHP Edwin Díaz,  RHP Robert Gsellman, INF Francisco Lindor, RHP Seth Lugo, OF Brandon Nimmo and INF/OF Dominic Smith.

4 comments:

bill metsiac said...

What's up with JDD?

TexasGusCC said...

According to Spotrac, the Mets are $24.1MM under the Luxury Tax threshold. Further, they estimate Davis at $2.3MM, giving the Mets a total of about $21.8MM to play with. Don’t spend it all in one place! No Springer, no Bauer; just a reliever, a cheap starter, maybe an outfielder maybe not, and a little room to make a mid-season trade.

Tom Brennan said...

Bill - I am guessing JDD feels strongly that he was perhaps unlucky over 60 game season - some guys who do great the first 60 games fall off, and vice versa.

Think of John Tudor 1985, probably the most extreme example in MLB history: 1-7 thru Memorial Day, 20-1 thereafter.

JDD had a very solid 2019, made very little $$ for it in 2020, and now is likely upset they want to penalize him for what he sees is bad luck. If so, I can't blame him. Remember, he still would have made in 2021 about 40% of what Steve Matz will, and he was absolutely terrible.

All that to say, he should weigh carefully whether getting on his employer's bad side is worth it. m Keep it polite and professional.

Tom Brennan said...

Texas Gus, it all depends on if Cohen decides to stay under the cap or not. If he says screw it, I'm going to $250 million, it's his checkbook