Reliever Devin Williams and the Mets have agreed to terms on a three-year contract, a league source tells The Athletic.
It’s a three-year deal that could be worth more than $50 million, with some deferred money. That appears to be the going rate for heavily indebted relievers this season, as Raisel Iglesias signed for $16 million earlier this season.
Reliever Devin Williams and the New York Mets have agreed to a three-year contract that guarantees more than $50 million, sources tell ESPN. First it said on the agreement @WilSammon.
On the surface, Williams’ 2025 season wasn’t great after the New York Yankees acquired him from the Milwaukee Brewers. In 62 innings pitched, the 31-year-old had a 4.79 ERA and 2.68 FIP, with a 34.7 K% and 9.7 BB%. Excluding the 13.2 innings he threw in 2019, Williams’ K% in 2025 was the lowest of his career.
Williams was also one of the most dominant relievers in baseball from 2020 to 2024 with the Brewers, posting a 1.70 ERA and 2.44 FIP in 222 innings pitched, with a 40.8 K% and 12 BB%. During the 2025 season, Williams lost his final job twice, once early in the season after Alejandro Kirk doubled to righty, and again when the Yankees “won the trade deadline” by acquiring David Bednar, Camilo Doval and Jake Bird.
Under the hood, the stuff was still great, as Williams was one of the best relievers at generating whiffs and chases. There’s a good chance Williams will bounce back with the Mets in 2026.
This doesn’t take the Mets out of the market for Edwin Diaz. It doesn’t mean they’ll sign him permanently, but they’re still in the game.
Reliever Devin Williams and the Mets have agreed to terms on a three-year contract, a league source tells The Athletic.
It will be interesting to see how everything plays out leading up to next week’s Winter Meetings!
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