PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- In unexpectedly retiring this offseason with a year left on his contract, Michael Cuddyer left around $10 million on the table, a source tells MLB.com. The New York Post first reported Wednesday that Cuddyer accepted a buyout from the Mets worth between $2 million and $3 million.
Coming off an injury-plagued 2015 season that saw him appear in only 117 games, hitting .259 with 10 home runs, Cuddyer was owed $12.5 million in '16. He could have collected that sum if he remained injured or unproductive, or even if he spent the entire season on the disabled list.