Giving an injury prone pitcher, albeit an all-time great one, a five-year guaranteed contract at those numbers is a humongous gamble. The @Mets made the absolute right decision walking away. They know him better than anyone and knew it wouldn’t be wise to even come close.
@RealMichaelKay @Mets he didn't give the Mets the chance to match. So we don't know if they made the decision or not.
@TmkSburner @RealMichaelKay @Mets They are paying a 40 something pitcher who has had injuries the past 3 years $43 mill. Degrom was injured early in career then rattled of great seasons. Maybe if they had a bullpen his workload may have saved these past 2 years along with covid and lockout. #stern is not losing $
@TmkSburner Pretty sure the Mets (and many teams) had no issue paying $40+ for 3 years. Factor was if he would find a suitor willing to offer 4, 5 year. He got a 5 year deal with an option.
@TmkSburner @RealMichaelKay @Mets The same thing was said with Syndergaard, I don’t know if that’s just the Mets trying to save face.
@TmkSburner @RealMichaelKay @Mets Idk I think Mets’ offer was laughable one, but they would never match the Ranger offer anyway, just move on.
@TmkSburner @RealMichaelKay @Mets Mets already informed him 3 years was their limit. So there was no conversation about a match to be had