{"id":109727,"date":"2025-10-11T09:20:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T09:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=109727"},"modified":"2025-10-11T09:21:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T09:21:05","slug":"queens-meltdown-the-162m-mets-contract-everyones-calling-a-nightmare-what-happened-after-the-september-collapse-whispers-inside-the-clubhouse-grow-louder-and-the-fallout-might-just-be-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=109727","title":{"rendered":"QUEENS MELTDOWN: The $162M Mets Contract Everyone\u2019s Calling a Nightmare, What Happened After the September Collapse, Whispers Inside the Clubhouse Grow Louder, And the Fallout Might Just Be Beginning\u2026ll"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Heavy-Thumbnail_20250929_112742_0000.png?w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Heavy-Thumbnail_20250929_112742_0000.png?w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Heavy-Thumbnail_20250929_112742_0000.png?w=1100&amp;quality=15&amp;strip=all 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Heavy-Thumbnail_20250929_112742_0000.png?w=1350&amp;quality=35&amp;strip=all 1350w\" alt=\"$162 Million Mets Contract Considered Nightmare After September Collapse\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The New York Mets\u2018 2025 season was an epic failure from top to bottom. With one of the top payrolls in Major League Baseball history, signing Juan Soto to the largest deal in Major League Baseball history, and more, not even making the postseason is a significant problem. Fans, ownership, and the players understand that.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019ll be interesting to see what direction the Mets take this winter, but some believe that some of their contracts pose a problem. That includes Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report, who views Brandon Nimmo as the worst one on the team. He even went so far as to say that Nimmo could be like Starling Marte has been for the past few years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first three seasons of Nimmo\u2019s eight-year, $162 million deal have been respectable enough, worth a bit better than 3.0 WAR on average. But here come the years that made the sheer length of that contract a big surprise to many when it was signed. Nimmo has already transitioned from full-time CF duties to basically a full-time LF, and he has a .744 OPS over the past two years compared to an .828 mark in his ages 27-30 seasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor New York\u2019s sake, here\u2019s hoping Nimmo\u2019s next five years don\u2019t wind up being on par with Starling Marte\u2019s past three seasons,\u201d he wrote .<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Could the Mets Trade Brandon Nimmo?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Nimmo makes a lot of money, and it\u2019s tough to say that he was even 1 percent of the New York Mets\u2019 problems at times; it was really a team effort outside of a few players. He didn\u2019t play as well as he typically does, but he still hit .262 with 25 home runs. His numbers could\u2019ve been better, posting the second-lowest OPS+ that he has over the past five seasons, but he\u2019s still respected around the league.<\/p>\n<p>According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, he\u2019s someone who could be dealt this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou could trade Nimmo, who\u2019s pretty average defensively in left field, outstanding in the clubhouse, great hitter. But I could see [him getting traded]. His contract is tradable,\u201d Heyman said.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Would the Mets Be Better Off With Brandon Nimmo?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Others are arguing that the New York Mets shouldn\u2019t move on from someone like Nimmo because of what he brings to the locker room, given the reports suggesting that the Mets are dealing with problems in the clubhouse. Grant Young of Sports Illustrated noted that because of the chemistry issues with the players, keeping him on the roster should be in the team\u2019s plan moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNimmo still has five years left on the eight-year, $162 million contract extension he signed with New York in December of 2022. There\u2019s no question that the Mets could get a solid return for him, given the consistency he has shown throughout his MLB career, and that every team could use a quality offensive outfielder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen again, a huge storyline amid the Mets\u2019 second-half collapse has been questions about locker room chemistry. With that in mind, it doesn\u2019t seem wise to trade away a guy who is clearly a positive aspect of New York\u2019s chemistry and team culture,\u201d he wrote .<\/p>\n<p>Jon Conahan covers the NBA and NFL for Heavy.com. Since 2019, his sports coverage has appeared at Sports Illustrated, oddschecker, ClutchPoints and Sportskeeda. 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