Life after Jacob deGrom begins for the Mets.
After back-to-back injury-riddled campaigns led the 34-year-old to throw 156⅓ innings across the last two seasons, the belief was that deGrom would command a large deal over three years ...He ended up with five fully guaranteed years and an option for a sixth after declining the $30.5 million player option to finish out his final year of his previous five-year deal with the Mets.
Friday night's news, however, may have very well represented a call to action when it comes to rebuilding the top of the Mets' rotation. The only remaining starting pitchers from last season's 101-win team are Max Scherzer, Carlos Carrasco and platoon pitchers Tylor Megill and David Peterson. Each pose their own risks. Verlander, who won the American League Cy Young this past season, will be 40 next season and missed all of 2021 after Tommy John surgery. Carlos Rodon is coming off back-to-back All-Star campaigns but the beginning of his career was marked by major injuries to his elbow and shoulder.
At $37 million per season, he is now receiving the second-highest annual salary in MLB history behind Scherzer, who is earning $43.3 million per year. The Mets, according to the New York Post's Joel Sherman, were believed to have offered deGrom $120 million over three years. Outside options to fill the middle of the rotation could include Jameson Taillon, Nathan Eovaldi and Andrew Heaney.
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