Sean Manaea is back.
Ever since the New York Mets signed Juan Soto, many have been waiting for the next big move David Stearns and Steve Cohen would make. The obvious chips still on the table were reunions with Manaea and Pete Alonso. Alonso remains on the open market, but Manaea is now heading back to Queens.
ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported Sunday night that the Mets and Manaea have agreed to a three-year contract worth $75 million.
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The Mets now get one of their premier pitchers from 2024 back in the rotation after adding Frankie Montas and Clay Holmes. Manaea, 32 years old, is coming off the best season of his career, where he pitched like a top-of-the-line starter. Manaea went 12-6 with a 3.47 ERA in 181 2/3 innings pitched. He notched 184 strikeouts and a 3.0 WAR. In the absence of Kodai Senga for much of the season, Manaea stepped up and led the rotation as New York made the playoffs and earned a trip to the NLCS.
Manaea will return to the top of the rotation next to Senga, with Montas, Holmes, David Peterson and Paul Blackburn rounding it out. Adding Manaea back to the team gives the Mets a boost in the pitching department, as well as team chemistry in the clubhouse. Manaea was one of the more beloved players in the locker room. It also gives the Mets another lefty in that rotation after Peterson. As pitchers such as Luis Severino, Max Fried, and Blake Snell got paid by other teams, the Mets waited on Manaea’s market and got their guy back.
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