Quick question: Do you remember when there was still a chance of Jacob deGrom re-signing with the Mets?
It feels like years ago at this point, but news of the right-hander signing with the Texas Rangers dropped on the evening of December 2nd. So, it’s actually been less than three weeks as I sit here and write this.
Steven Matz signing with the Cardinals kicked off New York’s spending spree last winter. In a similar fashion, deGrom leaving was the first domino to fall for more record spending in Queens. Shelling out more than $800 million certainly softens the sting of deGrom not being a lifetime Met like many of us thought he’d be.