"McNeil is entering the final guaranteed season of the four-year, $50MM extension he signed during the 2023-24 offseason. He's set for a $15.75MM salary and guaranteed a $2MM buyout on a matching club option for the '27 season. It's essentially a one-year, $17.75MM commitment. (An acquiring team would also owe him a $500K assignment bonus.) That's more than he'd get on the open market coming off a .243/.335/.411 line and heading into his age-34 season. Something like a two-year deal in the $18-20MM range would be reasonable, but he wouldn't command that kind of money on a one-year term."
"At the time of the extension, McNeil was coming off a batting title. He hasn't maintained those heights over the past three seasons. He combined for a slightly below-average .257/.323/.381 slash line between 2023-24. This year's numbers were better but also came with injury questions. McNeil missed the first few weeks of the season with an oblique strain. He hit well over the next few months, running a .256/.348/.451 line with as many walks as strikeouts in nearly 400 plate appearances through the end of August. His bat wilted as the team collapsed in September, as he finished with a .187/.274/.240 showing in the season's final month."
The Mets have taken trade inquiries on Jeff McNeil while he recovers from thoracic outlet surgery, and his agent expects him to be full go for Spring Training. McNeil is in the final guaranteed season of a four-year, $50MM extension, effectively a one-year, $17.75MM commitment including salary, buyout and assignment bonus. Recent production fell from a batting-title peak to a combined slightly below-average line over the past three seasons, with a strong midseason stretch but a severe September collapse following an oblique absence. Teams may prefer to see him play before assuming that salary given health uncertainty.
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