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Message: [QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 4471348, member: 27"] Wow. Most thought only the Mets might give Jacob 4 years. I am sure them going 5 years made this deal happen. Honestly, as a Mets fan, this is for the best. I think making that kind of long term commitment for a pitcher who has pitched so little for the last couple of seasons is pretty insane. I am glad for Jake. Hope he stays healthy and does well there. If he had to go, going to an awful team in a different time zone in a different league is ideal. I might never see him pitch a game again on that team. It is better for the franchise to sign Verlander to a short term contract or Rodon to a 4 or 5 year contract. He is only 29. Add Bassitt and another solid starter and we are good with starting pitching. Hopefully the Mets pivot quickly and get one of the Big 3. A lot of experts were very confident deGrom was going to re-sign with the Mets. Wrong again. [/QUOTE]