Ca-Ching! Baseball America predicts big contracts for the top NY Mets free agents

Baseball America joined in the frenzy of predicting what the top MLB free agents will make on their next contracts. Included on the list were five Mets free agents. One theme ran throughout: ca-ching!

Everyone’s getting paid, apparently. And not just in dollar amounts. Some of the years they project include more years than most other places are expecting.

What Baseball America projects the top 5 Mets free agents earn on their next contract

Pete Alonso - 7 years, $175 million

The dollar amount isn’t insane although it’s on the upper part of what we could theorize. Seven years? It would take Pete Alonso through his age 38 season. Alonso feels like the kind of player who might have to earn a contract later on in his career. Buyer beware if you’re willing to go seven years.

Edwin Diaz - 6 years, $120 million

Holy broken cash register! Not only does his AAV go up and he sets a new record for overall contract value, Edwin Diaz gets himself a six-year deal. It’s not as preposterous yet seems unlikely given how suddenly a reliever can fall off. Somehow, this feels even less realistic than what the Alonso projection is at simply because there won’t be as many teams willing to up the price on Diaz.

Ryan Helsley - 4 years, $70 million

This is just silly. Even if he pitched average for the Mets, it feels at least a year too long and a few million too much. Ryan Helsley feels more like a pillow contract candidate rather than a player a team should sign for this much after a poor season and worse conclusion.

Tyler Rogers - 3 years, $44 million

Everywhere seems convinced Tyler Rogers will get paid. A contract of this magnitude probably has him landing somewhere other than Queens. This, again, feels like a case of a year too long. Rogers is 35 and not a closer. Durable and consistent, he’ll price himself out of David Stearns’ plans if this is the asking price.

Cedric Mullins - 1 year, $13 million

Half right on the one-year deal. For $13 million, Cedric Mullins is no steal. It hardly seems like a smaller AAV amount than if he continued at the pace he was at while with the Baltimore Orioles. How much more would a team really have paid for a declining player like him with a batting average regularly topping out in the .220s?