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Cespedes to let ‘agents worry about’ opt-out
- Updated: August 25, 2016
ST. LOUIS — Thirteen months into his Mets tenure, Yoenis Cespedes continues to speak about New York as his long-term home. But Cespedes on Wednesday contradicted the notion that he has decided to honor all three years of his current contract, saying only that his hope is to remain with the Mets.
“I’ve said it before: My intentions, of course, are to be here for three years,” Cespedes said through an interpreter. “And if I could spend the rest of my career with the Mets, I would.”
Asked if that means he has made a decision to stay in New York, Cespedes replied: “No. My focus is just to play baseball and help the team win, hopefully make it to the playoffs. I let my agents worry about all of that.”
Cespedes is five months into the first season of a three-year, $75 million contract that includes an opt-out after this season. Should he exercise that clause and become a free agent again at age 31, Cespedes would have a strong chance at earning significantly more years and dollars on the open market. Justin Upton, for example, signed a six-year, $132-million contract with the Tigers at age 28, despite coming off a season …
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