New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes has the opportunity to opt out of his contract after the season, and he seems to be sending the team mixed messages as to whether he will or not.
According to Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News, people within the Mets organization believe Cespedes will exercise the opt-out clause, though he’s apparently said different things to different teammates.
“You have to believe he will,” one Mets source told Ackert on Thursday. “It makes no financial sense for him not to, but we don’t know. He told some people [in the organization] he loves it here and will definitely be back. He said good bye to some people and told them he won’t be back.”
After a season in which he hit .280 with 31 home runs and improved his plate discipline, there is no reason to believe Cespedes wouldn’t get a huge payday in free agency. The likeliest scenario involves him opting out, though it doesn’t necessarily mean the Mets couldn’t bring him back. For what it’s worth, Cespedes has said he plans to stick around, but we’ll see if that holds true when confronted with the economic reality of the situation.
