PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom wants to hear the New York Mets’ best pitch on a multiyear contract by opening day – and the team thinks that’s a good call, too.
New general manager Brodie Van Wagenen, who was deGrom’s agent before switching sides at the bargaining table last fall, told reporters Tuesday at spring training there’s ”no reason for a distraction to carry into the regular season.”
He said the club will continue discussions with deGrom this spring and see where they lead. That leaves about six weeks to get a deal done before the Mets’ season opener March 28 at Washington.
However, deGrom cannot become a free agent until after the 2020 season, so the sides could always reopen negotiations next offseason.
Last month, the Mets and deGrom agreed to a $17 million, one-year contract to avoid arbitration – a record-setting raise of $9.6 million over his 2018 salary.
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