We’ve talked about what’s going on with the Mets and Carlos Correa enough for now, folks. Let’s instead focus on Jose Quintana for a few moments, shall we?
It was easy for his two-year, $26 million contract with New York to fly under the radar. The agreement happened after the Mets came to terms with Justin Verlander, and before deals with Brandon Nimmo and Kodai Senga materialized.
However, this has the potential to be an absolute steal for the Amazins. So long as Quintana can sustain his 2022 form, of course.
Quintana’s past track record and bump in the road
Between 2014 and 2017, Quintana was probably one of the most underrated starting pitchers in baseball.