Michael Cuddyer appears to be retiring, leaving $12.5 million on the table:
Cuddyer was due $12.5 million next season. It’s unclear exactly how much the Mets will get back from that total, though anything close to the full amount could be enough to alter the Mets’ free agency plans this winter.
Just two years removed from an All-Star Game nod, Cuddyer endured one of the worst seasons of his career in New York.
After signing a two-year deal worth $21 million — a signing that cost the Mets their first-round draft pick — he hit .259 with 10 home runs and 41 RBI. By season’s end, he was largely supplanted in left field by rookie Michael Conforto.
Both his OBP and slugging percentage collapsed compared to his career averages, and I suspect Cuddyer believes he won’t bounce back this season. Still, he could have sat on the bench, been a spot pinch hitter, and collected a nice piece of change. It’s quite possible his competitive nature rebelled against that notion.
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