When Gio Gonzalez opted out of his Yankees minor-league contract last week and became a free agent, many presumed he would be immediately on the Mets’ radar when he officially became a free agent. Our own Vas Drimalitis opined that the Mets needed to go hard after Gonzalez, who has been a useful pitcher for many years, was a useful pitcher last year, and likely doesn’t even have to be that good to be better than Jason Vargas.
Yesterday, Gonzalez signed with the Milwaukee Brewers for just $2 million with incentives that can max the deal out to $4 million.