To the contrary of what was reported by some unreliable sources around Christmas, George Springer isn’t close to signing a multi-year contract with the New York Mets or any other team. Free agency has been going slower than anticipated, as teams are moving with caution after a very bad year revenue-wise.
The real scenario, according to Andy Martino of SNY (citing league sources), is the following. “The Mets and Blue Jays remain seriously interested in Springer and engaged with his representatives. As you almost certainly know.
“What you might not know yet is that the Mets and Springer are still a good distance apart on value.