Jeff McNeil is with the Mets for at least the next four years. While there’s an argument to be made that his $50 million extension is team-friendly, it’s hardly insignificant. The Flying Squirrel himself definitely agrees now that his family is set up for multiple generations.
It’s easy to forget how much of a grind baseball is for players who aren’t viewed as the game’s elite. Each summer, the MLB Draft happens and we hear about the multi-million dollar deals the first-round selections agree to. Each winter, we see the ridiculous contracts handed out to baseball’s most coveted available players.