The Mets have nine arbitration-eligible players this offseason. Six of them are locks to be offered arbitration, and three of them have a more uncertain Mets future.
According to MLB Trade Rumors, here’s what they’re projected to make if offered arbitration, and what the rest of their contract situation is. We’ll first tackle the locks to be offered arbitration, followed by the question marks…
Locks
RHP Jacob deGrom: $12.9 million, up from $7.4 million in 2018
DeGrom will get a significant raise after his likely Cy Young season. After 2019, he is arbitration-eligible for a final time in 2020, before being eligible for free agency.
RHP Noah Syndergaard: $5.9 million, up from $2.975 million in 2018
Despite missing a chunk of the season due to injury, Syndergaard’s salary is projected to nearly double. He is arbitration-eligible again in 2020 and 2021, before being eligible for free agency.
RHP Zack Wheeler: $5.3 million, up from $1.9 million in 2018
2019 is Wheeler’s final year of arbitration. Barring an extension, he’ll be eligible for free agency after the season.
OF Michael Conforto: $4.4 million, up from $605,094 in 2018
2019 is Conforto’s first year of arbitration. He’s arbitration eligible again in 2020 and 2021, after which he’ll be eligible for free agency.
LHP Steven Matz: $3.0 million, up from $577,000 in 2018
Like Conforto, 2019 is Matz’s first year of arbitration. And like Conforto, he’s arbitration eligible again in 2020 and 2021, after which he’ll be eligible for free agency.
C Kevin Plawecki: $1.3 million, up from $557,471 in 2018
Like Conforto and Matz, this is Plawecki’s first year of arbitration. And like Conforto, he’s arbitration eligible again in 2020 and 2021, after which he’ll be eligible for free agency.
Question Marks
INF Wilmer Flores: $4.7 million, up from $3.4 million in 2018
This is Flores’ final year of arbitration. He’ll be set for free agency after the season if the Mets don’t non-tender him. But Flores is a serious non-tender candidate due to a few factors, including arthritis in his knees, the emergence of Jeff McNeil, and the presence of Jay Bruce at first base.
C Travis d’Arnaud: $3.7 million, up from $3.475 million in 2018
D’Arnaud had Tommy John surgery during the 2018 season and though the recovery time is shorter for position players than pitchers, his status for 2019 isn’t known. Because of that — and because of the presence of Plawecki — there’s a solid chance the Mets choose to non-tender him.
RHP Rafael Montero: {{field}}lt;b>900,000, up from $558,025 in 2018
This is Montero’s first year of arbitration, but it will be a huge upset if the Mets don’t non-tender him. He will likely miss the entire season due to Tommy John surgery, and was never successful during his numerous chances at the big league level.
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