The Mets will avoid arbitration with C Travis d'Arnaud, agreeing to terms on a one-year deal, according to FanRag's MLB reporter Jon Heyman.
D'Arnaud, who earned the $524,000 league minimum in 2016, will earn $1.8 million next season.
He is eligible for arbitration in 2018 and 2019, after which he can be a free agent
In early-November, Mets GM Sandy Alderson said he planned to enter Spring Training with d'Arnaud, Rene Rivera, and Kevin Plawecki as his primary group of catchers and that he had no interest in adding someone new from outside the organization.