The Mets have signed veteran reliever Jose Valverde to a minor-league contract,
reports CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman. Heyman adds that Valverde's contract will
be for $1 million if Valverde makes the Mets' roster.
Valverde, age 35, is coming off a 2013 season in which he posted a 5.59 ERA
(76 ERA+) and 3.17 K/BB ratio in 19 1/3 innings for the Tigers. For his career,
Valverde owns an ERA+ of 138 across parts of 11 major-league seasons. In 2011,
he pitched to a 2.24 ERA, saved 49 games for the Tigers and finished fifth in
the AL Cy Young balloting. However, declining velocity has coincided with a
loss of effectiveness.
It's a minor-league deal, of course, so the risk is quite limited. However,
it's hard to imagine that Valverde has much to offer at this stage of his
career.
Jose Valverde 與大都會隊簽下小聯盟合約，如果他進入球隊名單，他會得到1M，
2011年拿下CYA第5的他，自從2012年開始就逐漸走下坡了