Man, Mets fans are pumped. After being given two extra hours to work out the kinks, Johan Santana officially agreed to a record $137.5 million, six-year deal with the New York Mets Friday. This becomes the biggest contract ever given to a pitcher, topping Barry Zito's $126 million, seven-year contract he received from the San Francisco Giants last offseason.
With the club option for 2014 and $5.5 million buyout, he's looking at making roughly $150 million over seven seasons with his new team. Holy crap.
Mets general manager Omar Minaya is excited, as well.
"It was unbelievable the work that went into this," he said. "It's a historic day."
Santana is a career 93-44 with a 3.22 ERA over eight big league seasons, brandishing two AL Cy Young Awards with the Minnesota Twins. Last year, he finished with a 15-13 record and 3.33 ERA, slumping a bit in the last half of the season against ALC foes, including an 0-5 mark against Cleveland Indians and 1-3 vs. the Detroit Tigers.
Read about the four new Twins prospects acquired in the trade here.
[Associated Press]
7 comments:
CELEBRATE!!
Now the Giants just have to win the Super Bowl...and I'll be a happy man.
Are the Mets the new Yankees? Just less hateable?
I'm still so sad about this whole thing. Next season is going to be really tough not seeing him out on the mound Opening Day.
That's a trippy pic of Johan.
Have I mentioned how %*$&@^#ing PUMPED I am about this trade? I know Twins fans are bummed, but think back to '02 and the A.J. Pierzynski trade. No one was sure whether Nathan, Liriano and Boof would be good, and look what happened. You never know how these prospects will turn out.
Dude, that pic made me dizzy.
Sooze-
Know you are bummed about this - as all Twin fans must be.
We here in Rochester will do our best to send the Twins some quality prospects.
I can't even look at that picture.
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