According to Spotrac, Hendriks will be paid $18 million next season. His contract also includes a $15 million club option for 2024, which vests automatically if he is traded.
Mets vs. White Sox Trade talks with Liam Hendriks have come to a halt
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Bob Nightengale of USA Today has more. “The Chicago #WhiteSox say that while they indeed may be listening on trade overtures, their current plan is to retain All-Star closer Liam Hendriks in hopes they can bounce back and win the AL Central title.”
According to MLB Network insider Jon Heyman, “The Mets are among the clubs that have talked to the White Sox about a trade for closer Liam Hendriks, according to MLB Network insider Jon Heyman.”
“With the Mets still looking for bullpen help and the Chicago White Sox making closer Liam Hendriks available, SNY’s Andy Martino said to keep an eye on that situation as it pertains to the Mets,” SNY reported earlier Tuesday.
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This offseason, Mets general manager Billy Eppler has made significant investments in pitching.
Yes, he lost Jacob deGrom to the Texas Rangers for five years and $185 million, Taijuan Walker to the Philadelphia Phillies for four years and $72 million, and Chris Bassitt to the Toronto Blue Jays for four years and $68 million.
Eppler, on the other hand, brought in Justin Verlander (two years, $86.7 million), Jose Quintana (two years, $26 million), and Kodai Senga (five years, $75 million).
Furthermore, the Mets re-signed closer Edwin Diaz to a five-year, $102 million contract, the richest ever given to a reliever. Eppler also signed David Robertson, a former New York Yankees reliever, to a one-year, $10 million contract.
Hendriks, 33, has been named an All-Star in three of the last four seasons. He had a league-best 38 saves the year before, helping him finish eighth in voting for the American League Cy Young Award in 2021.
Hendriks will be paid $18 million next season, according to Spotrac. He also has a $15 million club option for 2024 that vests automatically if he is traded.
