Santana, Mets Complete Negotiations! $150.75 Million Total!
The best pitcher in baseball is officially on the Mets!
Johan Santana and the New York Mets have completed negotiations, and the pitcher will take a physical, the Mets said.
According to sources, the deal is believed to be for $150.75 million total — $137.5 for six years on top of the $13.35 million for 2008 his Twins contract called for. It is believed about $7 million of the new money will be paid as a signing bonus, bringing Santana’s ‘08 take-home pay to about $20 million.
That expected new $20 million salary for ‘08, and the six additional years at $22 million, would bring Santana’s total haul to $152 million. The previous record for a pitcher was Barry Zito’s $126-million, seven-year deal signed last winter with the San Francisco Giants.- SI