The New York Mets, even though they had already added Carlos Carrasco, Marcus Stroman, Jordan Yamamoto, and Joey Lucchesi during the offseason, were in the race to sign Trevor Bauer until he decided to go to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday afternoon.
The Mets, according to SNY reporter Andy Martino, “got really far down the road with Bauer.” The offer was extremely competitive, around $105 million and with opt outs just like the Dodgers.
Martino said the Mets “worked through a lot of details and liked their chances until the call came around 2pm that said ‘Dodgers’.