The Texas Rangers have hit the table when dealing with an elite pitcher such as Jacob deGrom, after the right-hander reached an agreement with the Texas Rangers for five seasons in exchange for $2012 millions of dollars, something that has taken all those suitors they have for him by surprise.
Due to this , the New York Mets have been left without one of their fundamental pieces in their rotation and who was their “Ace” for many seasons. Now, those from Queens could focus fully on Justin Verlander.
The contract that deGrom received is supposed to be a little higher than the one that Justin Verlander is trying to get, who wants a three-season contract for more than $ 100 million dollars in exchange for $40 million for each of them.
For another On the other hand, those from Queens will be replacing a Cy Young Award winner with another, who has also won three in his career, one of them in the recent season of Major League Baseball.
In this way, with the signing of Jacob deGrom by the Texas Rangers, everything is ready for those from Queens to fully focus on Verlander to be the “Ace” of the rotation or the one who escorts Max Scherzer.
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