Sean Manaea clearly values his left arm more than $13.5 million or even $21.05 million.
These are the salaries he could have made in 2025 if he had exercised a player option or accepted a qualifying offer from the New York Mets. He said no to both, choosing instead to venture onto the free-agent market.
It will likely prove to be a wise choice. But how much is the 32-year-old really worth? For that matter, where does he fit best?
Questions like these call for the B/R Landing Spots treatment, so let's get to it by first assessing what kind of deal should be out there for Manaea.