SAN DIEGO — The Mets have their ace.
Just one day into the winter meetings the Mets are reportedly in agreement on a two-year contract with right-hander Justin Verlander. According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the deal is for $86 million with a vesting option for a third year.
One of the most accomplished pitchers in baseball and a future Hall-of-Famer, Verlander has won three AL Cy Young Awards, an MVP and a rookie of the year and helped pitch the Houston Astros to two World Series wins and four AL pennants, as well as the Detroit Tigers to one AL pennant. He’s going into his age-40 season next year but he has shown no signs of slowing down, winning his third Cy Young Award in 2022 after returning from Tommy John surgery.
