Verlander to the Mets

[Vanimal46]

Nice consolation prize after losing DeGrom. 

[Mike Sixel]

2 years, 86 million. Seems like a lot of money.

He was healthier than DeGrom last year.....so there's that. It is also only 2 years. But, wow. 

Now seeing a vesting option for year three, which I assume is a player option. Wow.

[Musk21]

$86M for 2 years, with a vesting 3rd year option.

[Vanimal46]

Him and Scherzer both getting paid $43 million a year. Wow. 

[Mike Sixel]

3 minutes ago, Musk21 said:

$86M for 2 years, with a vesting 3rd year option.

Huh. You don't say.

[Vanimal46]

Revisiting the Verlander trade to Houston…

Houston: 21.6 bWAR, 102 starts, 2.26 ERA, 187 ERA+. 2 World Series titles, 5 ALCS appearances. 

Detroit: Daz Cameron has -0.7 bWAR, 67 OPS+. Jake Rogers has 0.6 WAR, 72 OPS+. Franklin Perez is still in rookie ball with a 9.59 ERA. 

[wsnydes]

11 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Revisiting the Verlander trade to Houston…

Houston: 21.6 bWAR, 102 starts, 2.26 ERA, 187 ERA+. 2 World Series titles, 5 ALCS appearances. 

Detroit: Daz Cameron has -0.7 bWAR, 67 OPS+. Jake Rogers has 0.6 WAR, 72 OPS+. Franklin Perez is still in rookie ball with a 9.59 ERA. 

Houston seems to have made out okay on that one...

[Mike Sixel]

40 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Revisiting the Verlander trade to Houston…

Houston: 21.6 bWAR, 102 starts, 2.26 ERA, 187 ERA+. 2 World Series titles, 5 ALCS appearances. 

Detroit: Daz Cameron has -0.7 bWAR, 67 OPS+. Jake Rogers has 0.6 WAR, 72 OPS+. Franklin Perez is still in rookie ball with a 9.59 ERA. 

Why I'd almost always be on the side getting the great player, though not always......

[cHawk]

Justin Verlander has agreed to a two-year, $86M deal with the New York Mets. This deal involves a third-year player option for 2025, worth $35M. Verlander is guaranteed $86M for his first two years with a no-trade clause.

That’s quite a lot of money for a 40-year old pitcher.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/12/mets-to-sign-justin-verlander.html

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