Former Mets pitcher Jose Quintana is set to hit free agency and could be a target for NL East rival Atlanta Braves.
The New York Mets surprised many in baseball in 2024 by making a deep postseason run to the NLCS. Veteran starting pitcher Jose Quintana was a big reason behind the club's success. Will the Mets see him on a hated National League East rival in 2025? Quintana was one of three Mets starting pitchers who reached free agency this winter. The other two included Luis Severino and Sean Manaea.
Severino signed a $67 million contract with the Athletics and Manaea recently agreed to re-sign with New York on a three-year, $75 million deal. A reunion with Quintana seems unlikely since president of baseball operations David Stearns has also signed Frankie Montas, Clay Holmes and Griffin Canning to rebuild his starting staff. But the 35-year-old southpaw could still be a solid piece for a contender on a short-term deal. He went 10-10 with a 3.75 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 135 strikeouts in 170 1/3 innings in 2024.FanSided's Zachary Rotman thinks Quintana 'can get revenge on his former team' by signing with the Atlanta Braves. Quintana had a 0.74 ERA in his last six starts and didn't allow an earned run in either of his first two postseason starts. When the Mets needed him the most, he pitched as well as he ever had, Rotman wrote. Yes, he'll be 36 in January, and yes, he had his share of clunkers this past season as well, but it's hard to imagine that the Braves will get better bang for their buck than by signing Quintana to a cheap one-year deal to round out their rotation. The left-hander just finished a two-year, $26 million contract with the Mets. Spotrac is projecting his market value at two years and $16 million. However, The Athletic's Tim Britton projected a one-year, $9 million deal at the outset of the offseason.
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