Mets Insider Proposes Interesting Signing Involving Rising Star
Could the New York Mets make another addition to the starting rotation?
New York's rotation looks completely different. The Mets improved the staff without handing out any massive contracts. New York is taking chances on multiple bounce-back candidates.
The Mets are in a better spot on paper but already are dealing with injuries. Kodai Senga is set to miss some time and it isn't clear exactly when he will return to the mound.
Losing Senga certainly hurts, but there still are some options out there in free agency that could be of some help for the Mets. It's unclear if the Mets are interested in another move, but the New York Post's Joel Sherman floated an interesting possibility of signing former New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, and Texas Rangers hurler Jordan Montgomery.
"But I do think the Mets should stretch to, say, five years at $115 million with an opt-out after three years and see if any club beats that," Sherman said. "Here is why: Since the Mets are prioritizing the big picture, let’s begin there. If Sean Manaea has even a good year, he will opt out of his contract, thus joining Luis Severino, Jose Quintana, and Adrian Houser in free agency. So the Mets are going to be looking for at least two starters next offseason, maybe more if youngsters do not step up.
"In my scenario, the Mets would be paying Montgomery a $23 million annual average, which would mean an additional $25.3 million in luxury-tax penalty. The Mets could argue that for that total outlay of nearly $50 million, they will find good solutions next offseason when their tax burden also might be lessened with dead money coming off for Max Scherzer and perhaps Justin Verlander too."
This is a hypothetical option but certainly makes sense. New York could use another hurler and Montgomery is extremely dependable. Plus, he won't cost as much as someone like Blake Snell.
Why not take a chance on him to help fill out the rotation more?
