The New York Mets and right-handed beginning pitcher Frankie Montas have agreed to a two-year, $34 million deal, experiences Jeff Passan of ESPN.
Montas, 31, was 7-11 with a 4.84 ERA (89 ERA+), 1.37 WHIP and 148 strikeouts in 150⅔ innings with the Reds (19 begins) and Brewers (11 begins) in 2024. As a member of the Oakland Athletics, he was on his option to an All-Star season in 2019 earlier than a PED suspension after which completed sixth in Cy Younger voting in 2021. There’s apparent upside right here, even when it has been a number of years since Montas resembled a frontline starter.
The Mets reached the NLCS final season, however three rotation fixtures hit free company in Luis Severino, José Quintana and Sean Manaea.
As issues stand, the Mets’ rotation might be Kodai Senga, David Peterson, Montas, Tylor Megill and Paul Blackburn, however the expectation heading into the offseason was that the Mets would land a number of beginning pitchers. They’re going to nonetheless add no less than yet another and possibly two and even three. They’ve been rumored to be in on a few of the big-name free agent starters comparable to Corbin Burnes and Max Fried, too.
By means of this lens, view the Montas signing as depth. He will not be anticipated to pitch towards the highest of the rotation. The Mets will as an alternative shoot for him to the fourth or fifth starter come opening day.
