On Tuesday, the New York Mets finally signed Jacob deGrom to a five-year $137.5 million deal, locking him in through 2023, with an opt-out after 2022, and a team option for 2024. This beyond deserved extension brings peace to the whole Mets’ clubhouse, which is vital as the 2019 season begins.
The whole Mets team, organization, and even the whole sports community knew that deGrom deserved his new deal. He was the reigning Cy Young, the franchise’s ace, and arguably the best right-handed pitcher in baseball. If there was a Mets player worthy of a huge extension like this, it is definitely deGrom.