In a move that was not rumored until it broke, Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Mets signed free-agent José Quintana to a two-year, $26 million contract, pending a physical. Quintana, who split 2022 between the Pirates and the Cardinals, will be 34 when the season begins. Joel Sherman reports that Quintana will receive $13 million per season.
After starting his career with the White Sox in 2012, Quintana was traded cross-town to the Cubs in 2017. Once he hit free agency, Quintana signed with the Angels ahead of the 2021 season and had easily the worst spell of his career, and was eventually put on waivers and claimed by the Giants.