MLBTR
The Mets have officially signed the defending AL Cy Young winner, announcing Wednesday evening they’ve inked Justin Verlander to a two-year contract with a vesting option for 2025. It’s reportedly an $86.66MM guarantee, and if Verlander pitches 140 innings in 2024, he will have a $35MM player option for 2025. Verlander will make $43.33MM in each of the two guaranteed years of the deal and has a full no-trade clause.
8:44pm: Levi Weaver of the Athletic reports the specific financial breakdown (on Twitter). deGrom will make $30MM next season, followed by successive $40MM salaries in 2024-25, $38MM in 2026 and $37MM in 2027. The option season does not come with any guaranteed money, and terms of the option remain unreported
Sunday, Dec. 4:
HOF Contemporary Era ballot results released (Albert Belle, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Don Mattingly, Fred McGriff, Dale Murphy, Rafael Palmeiro, Curt Schilling)
It's probably about legacy now.
I'll bet SF offers similar
Taxes are high in both states
No one else is probably offering this contract except maybe Mets and that doesn't seem like where he would go
Does be want to be a top 10-20 all time Yankee
Or does he want to be a legend closer to home