Mets agree to a five-year extension with Jacob deGrom

Last season, deGrom had a season to remember on a Mets team many would like to forget about. With only a 10-9 record, deGrom was able to throw 269 strikeouts with a 1.70 ERA. That was enough to wipe away the competition for the Cy Young award. Since 2014, deGrom has a 55-41 record with a 2.67 ERA and 1,000 strikeouts. He is almost reaching Mets records in strikeouts, WAR and ERA.

It was actually the current General Manager of the team, Brodie Van Wagenen, who wanted the Mets to sign deGrom to an extension way back when he was his agent. The Mets were wary of doing so, seeing how their last long-term deals with David Wright ($138 million) and Yoenis Cespedes ($75 million) have not worked out how they wanted. However, if the Mets were serious about being contenders, signing deGrom was the move they had to make. Brodie realized this and being a man of his word, was able to secure the one piece fans really cared about this offseason.

Noah Syndergaard’s passion might have helped deGrom’s case. “Thor” has been adamant about the Mets securing the other ace of the team. The Mets have a lot of thinking to do regarding a Syndergaard extension as well.

With just two days until Opening Day, the Mets were able to do what many thought was impossible. They now focus on potentially securing up players like Michael Conforto and Amed Rosario. Their Opening Day starter has what he, fans, media and everyone else in the world asked for, making this a true match in baseball heaven.