Overview
- Bichette and the Mets agreed to a three-year, $126 million contract pending a physical, according to multiple reports.
- The deal includes opt-outs after the first and second seasons, no deferred money, and a full no-trade clause.
- Bichette is expected to move off shortstop and start at third base for New York, with Lindor at shortstop and Semien at second.
- Signing Bichette lifts the Mets’ projected payroll to about $358 million, and because he had a qualifying offer, the club will forfeit its 2026 second- and fifth-highest draft picks and $1 million in 2027 international bonus pool money.
- The move followed Kyle Tucker’s four-year, $240 million agreement with the Dodgers, and came after reports that the Phillies were viewed as favorites and had a verbal seven-year, $200 million framework with Bichette; separate reporting indicates the Mets may still pursue additional bats such as Cody Bellinger.