Another high-leverage reliever off the board as New York Mets sign Devin Williams to three-year dea
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Reliever Devin Williams and the Mets are in agreement on a three-year deal, league source tells The Athletic.
Reliever Devin Williams and the New York Mets are in agreement on a three-year contract that guarantees more than $50 million, sources tell ESPN.
Devin Williams Mets deal: $45M for 3 years. $5M per deferred for 11/20 years with $6M bonus prorated equal over 3 yrs
That makes it a $51MM guarantee for the Klutch Sports client, though the $15MM in total deferrals reduce the net present value to an extent.
Williams stays in New York after a frustrating lone season with the Yankees
The two-time All-Star is coming off a career-high 4.79 earned run average over 67 appearances.
The Mets are betting on that ERA being a fluke, trusting Williams’ still excellent stuff and swing-and-miss rates to get back to the elite form he showed with the Brewers.
The veteran righty had a wildly inconsistent lone season in the Bronx. He was terrible early on, giving up at least three runs in a trio of his first 10 appearances.
Consecutive poor outings at the end of April led the Yankees to move him to a setup role and put Luke Weaver back into the ninth inning.
Williams posted a 5.06 ERA in the second half despite striking out nearly 40% of batters faced, the second-best rate among qualified relievers behind Mason Miller.
He worked in a setup capacity late in the season and into the playoffs. Williams tossed four scoreless frames with four strikeouts in the postseason.
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