the opener Justin Verlander He earned everything a pitcher could earn in the 2022 Major League Baseball season with the Houston Astros, including and now he’s moving to the Big Apple to play the 2023 season with the New York Mets.
According to the report by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the agreement between Verlander and the Mets is two years for 86.66 million dollars. In addition, the pitcher has the option to stay for a third year if he meets certain incentives such as innings pitched or games started.
With that contract, Verlander will have the highest annual average among pitchers. The former Houstonian will earn $43.33 million per year, the same as his teammate Max Scherzer. Scherzer signed for three years and 130 million dollars.
During the regular season with the Astros, Verlander started 28 games, won 18 and lost four and posted a 1.75 ERA. after pitching 175 complete innings, allowing 34 runs and striking out 185 of the 666 batters he faced. In addition, he was part of the World Series-winning team and won the American League Cy Young Award.
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Mets Rotation
The arrival of Verlander will serve to replace the departure of Jacob deGrom to the Texas Rangers. For next season the Mets starting rotation will have Max ScherzerCarlos carrascoDavid Peterson and Tylor Megill.
