NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 1: Pitcher Jon Niese #49 of the New York Mets delivers a pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies during the first inning on September 1, 2015 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
The contract extension the New York Mets gave Jon Niese in 2012 didn’t lead to greatness, but it was definitely a worthy deal.
On April 4, 2012, the New York Mets did something we rarely see them do. They signed a player to an extension.