Brandon Nimmo and the New York Mets are successful statement connected an eight-year, $162 cardinal contract, sources acquainted with the woody told ESPN's Jeff Passan.
The woody keeps the Mets' longtime outfielder successful New York and adds to the biggest payroll successful baseball. It's the second-richest declaration successful Mets past by full value, down Francisco Lindor's 10-year, $341 cardinal woody signed anterior to the 2021 season.
Nimmo, 29, volition beryllium entering his eighth twelvemonth successful the majors adjacent season, each with the Mets aft the squad selected him successful the archetypal circular of 2011 amateur draft.
He slashed .274/.367/.433 with 16 location runs and 64 RBIs and led MLB with 7 triples. It was besides his healthiest play since 2018 arsenic helium played successful 151 games with 673 sheet appearances.
The Mets besides agreed to a one-year, $10 cardinal woody with right-handed reliever David Robertson, sources told Passan.
Robertson, 37, was 4-3 with a 2.40 ERA successful 63⅔ innings past season. He was acquired by the Phillies successful a commercialized deadline woody and was portion of the playoff bullpen that helped Philadelphia scope the World Series.
With some Nimmo and Robertson's deal, the Mets payroll heading into adjacent play sits astatine astir $320 million. They would beryllium the archetypal squad ever to unfastened the play with a $300 cardinal payroll, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.
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