If you haven’t heard, Yoenis Cespedes is a free agent. For Mets fans who know anything about the history of how this franchise is run, this should scare the hell out of you.
Hopefully, the Mets will find a way to re-sign Cespedes this Winter, and get the team back together and whole for a run in 2017. The first step in that process is to extend the qualifying offer to him, and see if he accepts it.
We have extended qualifying offers to Yoenis Cespedes and Neil Walker. #Mets pic.twitter.com/z6G8uQC92x
— New York Mets (@Mets) November 7, 2016
No, I don’t expect him to accept it, and he shouldn’t. He will test out his value on the market and see what he’s worth to other teams, which will probably be a lot. Hopefully, the Mets match whatever any other team offers and more.
2nd basemen Neil Walker is also a free agent, and needs to be retained at almost all costs. The Mets extended their qualifying offer to Walker as well.
The offer is worth $17.2 million for both players.
