Report: Mets, OF Curtis Granderson agree to four-year, $60-million deal
The exodus from the Bronx continues on Friday:
#Mets have a 4-yr agreement with Curtis Granderson, the Post has learned
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 6, 2013
The deal's worth a reported $60 million, tweets Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal, and pending a physical. By signing Granderson, the Mets will give up a sandwich between the first and second rounds of the 2014 draft to their cross-town rivals.
Granderson, who'll turn 33 in March, was looking for at least three years in a new contract, and it looks like the Mets sweetening the deal by another year was enough to get 'er done.
This is a big get for Mets general manager Sandy Alderson, who finally had some money to spend this offseason. For more on Granderson's numbers, including analysis on why he might be a better bet in free agency than Shin-Soo Choo, check out the storyline below.
As for the Yankees:
So #Yankees lose 1st 2d round draft picks on McCann, Ellsbury. Get 2 sandwich picks in compensation for Cano/Grandy signing elsewhere
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 6, 2013
Anyway, enjoy this one, Mets supporters. You deserve it.
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