Details of C¨¦spedes' new deal emerge (source)
Yoenis Céspedes' restructured contract with the Mets will reduce his 2020 salary from $29.5 million to $11 million, a source told MLB.com's Anthony DiComo on Saturday.
Furthermore, if C¨¦spedes goes on the injured list during the season with an injury related to those he's recovering from -- an ankle or heel injury -- his salary will be further reduced to $6 million.
The club hasn't confirmed the details of C¨¦spedes¡¯ renegotiated contract agreement, which were first reported by the Associated Press' Ronald Blum and MLB Network insider Jon Heyman.
According to an earlier report from the New York Post, C¨¦spedes could also earn back about half of the rest of the $29.5 million from his original deal through incentives.
C¨¦spedes fractured his right ankle in an accident at his Florida ranch early this year -- the injury that prompted his contract restructuring -- while he was already recovering from surgeries to remove calcification and bone spurs in both heels. The 34-year-old outfielder last played a Major League game on July 20, 2018.
"If he's at his best, he's a high-impact performer," Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen said during the Winter Meetings earlier this month. "We'll have to see how that plays out."
C¨¦spedes is entering the final year of the four-year, $110 million contract he signed with the Mets before the 2017 season. But now that the contract is being amended, other teams have been prompted to discuss a potential trade for C¨¦spedes.
In parts of four seasons in New York, C¨¦spedes has played 308 games, hitting .282 with 74 home runs and an .890 OPS.