According to Jon Heyman of The MLB network, The New York Mets have really explored their paths to the right of the free agent Trevor Bauer.
This confirms previous reports of dialogue between the two sides after the Mets missed their presumed primary free agent target, the central player George Springer, who signed with the Toronto Blue Jays later this week for a reported six-year, $ 150 million deal.
Per Heyman, „[the] Mets have interest [Bauer], but probably for a shorter business “, mentioning the Dodgers as another team that would be involved under these parameters.
Bauer’s reported interest in securing a long-term contract this winter after winning the National League Cy Young The award in a 2020 season shortened by COVID was an important point of discussion around its market.
The UCLA product previously said on its YouTube channel that it would be more inclined to sign one-year contracts for the rest of his career.
On January 5, Bauer’s agent Rachel Luba confirmed on Twitter that the right side would be “taking into account a number of different contracts and structures”. Her client reportedly sought an average annual value (AAV) of over $ 30 million for her new contract.
Bauer, 30, is attached to an alarming level of controversy, including multiple cases of online harassment, such as Ken Rosenthal of athletic detailed in his report Friday night.
In 11 starts last season, the former third overall draft pick (2011; Diamondbacks) reached 1.73 ERA (2.88 FIP), with 100 hits, 17 walks and 2.5 wins over the substitute (FanGraphs). , good for fourth in baseball among skilled beginners.
Since the beginning of 2018, Bauer’s 11.6 fWAR ranks sixth in the same group (3.18 ERA, 11). Zack Wheeler, which signed a five-year deal with Philadelphia off-season for $ 118 million, has 10.9 fWAR over this range, good for the ninth.
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