The Mets and RHP John Maine avoided arbitration on Friday by agreeing to a one-year, $3.3 million contract.
Maine, who turns 29 in May, made just 15 starts last season due to shoulder problems, but will receive a $700,000 raise with a chance for $225,000 more in performance bonuses. He is 38-29 with a 4.01 ERA and 1.27 WHIP in four seasons with the Mets, but his command and strikeout rate have gone south since he went 15-10 with a 3.91 ERA in 2007. He's yet another question in New York's rotation entering 2010. |