Jacob deGrom Signs Contract Extension With the Mets New York has locked up its
ace starting pitcher for an
additional five years. ESPN reports that the deal
is worth $137.5 million. Before signing the extension, deGrom was under contract with New York until after the 2020 season. Despite just recording 10 wins,
deGrom easily won the
National League Cy Young Award
last year. The 30-year-old's season-ending 1.70 ERA was the fifth best in the MLB since 1969. Mets SP Noah Syndergaard, via ESPN