Yes, it’s official… The Mets will win the NL East have signed Johan Santana.
Santana signed a record contract for $137.5 million for six years plus #13.35 mil of the Twins’ contract they will owe him. Seven million of it will be paid out as a signing bonus giving Johan a nice $20 million package for this year.
In short, Johan Santana will be a very rich man.
All this was done with the help of (or in spite of) a two-hour extension past the Friday 5pm deadline.
For the Mets’ sake, I hope Santana will avoid the Zito Syndrome. Last year, Barry Zito signed a then-record $126 million contract with the Giants. In 2007, Zito proceeded to pitch his way to a losing record (11-13) with a sub-par 4.53 ERA.
But Santana is Santana and Zito is well.. Zito.