Right-hander Frankie Montas and the New York Mets are in agreement on a two-year, $34 million contract, sources told ESPN on Sunday night, adding a veteran to a thinned-out rotation in their first free agent signing of what's bound to be a busy winter.
Montas, 31, joins Kodai Senga and David Peterson among Mets starters after Sean Manaea, Luis Severino and Jose Quintana reached free agency. While a reunion with any of the three pitchers who anchored New York's playoff rotation is not out of the question, the Mets pivoted to Montas, who can opt out of the deal -- which is pending a physical -- after the first season.