For Mets fans, Yoenis Cespedes has been the ultimate summer romance — a dynamic outfielder acquired at the end of July but almost certain to go elsewhere after the 2015 season, when he will become a free agent.
One reason for that perception is that Cespedes, one of the most physically talented players the Mets have ever had, is in line for a new contract of $150 million or more, which is a huge amount of money for the financially modest Mets.
Another reason is that Cespedes’s current deal, which he signed with the Oakland A’s back in 2012, included an unusual provision that gave whatever team he was playing for — in this case, the Mets — only five days to re-sign him when his initial four-year contract expired.