The Mets and J.D Martinez, just a mere week before the baseball season begins in earnest, agreed to a one year, $12m deal, according to Jon Heyman.
The deal has some heavy deferrals according to Andy Martino, with J.D. Martinez earning $4.5m of it this year, with $1.5m deferred in 2034 until 2038. According to FanGraph’s Jon Becker, the deferrals lower the luxury tax hit down to $8,966,565, which is something to note due to the Mets’ heavy tax bill after the 2023 trade deadline.
J.D. Martinez, a veteran with 1522 Major League games under his belt, is still going strong going into his age 36 season.