After spending the second half of the 2015 season with the New York Mets, Yoenis Cespedes took a gamble on himself by agreeing to a three-year, $75 million contract that included an opt-out clause after 2016.
Coming off a season in which he earned $27.5 million, Cespedes elected to test free agency once again. Despite having a draft pick attached to him by virtue of rejecting the Mets’ qualifying offer, the right-handed slugger hit the open market arguably as the top free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers, Mets and Washington Nationals were reported as teams with interest in the Cuban native.