The New York Post is reporting that the Mets have signed pitcher Oliver Perez to a three-year deal worth $36 million.
I'd have to to say the Mets have won this battle with Scott Boras. The original offer from the Mets was three years, $30 million, so they only had to come up $2 million per year. The biggest part is the length of the contract. Boras and Perez were asking for five years at the beginning of the offseason. The Mets got what they wanted with only three years and didn't even have to include an option.
The Mets can now go into spring training in two weeks with a good rotation that will consist of Johan Santana, Mike Pelfrey, Oliver Perez, John Maine, and either Tim Redding, Freddy Garcia, or Jon Niese.
Some Mets fans feel this offseason has left something to be desired. Maybe Omar's not done yet, we'll see. Ben Sheets and Randy Wolf are still on the market as well as several high profile outfielders.
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