Murph has agreed to a three-year deal with the enemy. After hearing the Mets $15.8 million, one-year qualifying offer, Mets fans knew that Murphy wasn’t coming back to us. But the Washington Nationals? Come on.
To find a silver lining, the Mets now have a first-round pick, the number 18 pick overall, as well as a compensation pick. I guess we can focus on that eventually, but for right now, our anger is taking over. A long-tenured Met is now a National. He has become the enemy.
This announcement was made just mere hours after hearing that Yoenis Cespedes and the Mets have stopped talking contract, basically confirming that he will not be coming back to the Mets.