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The New York Mets have a new starting pitcher and “frankiely”, it doesn’t feel as good as some of the other options out there. Frankie Montas was signed to a two-year deal worth $34 million with an opt out after 2025. Yet another member of old Oakland Athletics pitching staffs, the Mets can cross Montas, Paul Blackburn, Chris Bassitt, and Sean Manaea off the list of Athletics pitchers who’ve come to Queens.
Right-hander Frankie Montas and the New York Mets are in agreement on a two-year, $34 million contract, pending physical, sources tell ESPN. Montas, 31, threw 150.2 innings with a 4.84 ERA with Cincinnati and Milwaukee last year. He’s the first piece in the Mets’ new rotation.
The Montas deal is a cross between what the Mets did last year with Manaea and Luis Severino. Manaea had the opt out in his deal. Montas more closely matches up to what Severino’s career had been looking like.
Last year with the Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers, Montas was 7-11 with a 4.84 ERA. It was a very below average year for him. Before any of us turn our noses up at what feels like an unsatisfactory addition or consider alternatives we would have preferred, we have to remember how we felt a year ago with Manaea and Severino.
This is Mets history repeated, hopefully with a similar outcome
Montas is not coming off of a good year and to spin it any other way means you probably have a poster of David Stearns in a red bathing suit hanging above your bunk bed. The price isn’t even a factor. It’s not our money.
