Arbitration Filers

[Frayed Knot]

Lucas Duda - FA in 2018 (after '17 season)
Josh Edgin - 2019
Jeurys Familia - 2019
Matt Harvey - 2019
Jenrry Mejia - 2019
Addison Reed - 2018
Ruben Tejada - 2018
Carlos Torres - 2019
Neil Walker - 2017

Not that there's a lot of drama in this process -- it's merely a question of what each gets paid, not if -- unless it's a situation where the team is tempted to talk long-term deals with any of them in order to avoid a year (or two or three) of arb. Supposedly there were talks about doing this with Duda last year but that died out rather quickly and his age and position doesn't set him up as the most likely target.
The most obviously candidates from a team standpoint seem to be Harvey & Familia. But Harvey (and agent) aren't likely to concur which leaves the closer as the one to watch here.

[Centerfield]

I wonder if the raves that Dominic Smith is getting are cooling the Mets drive to ink Duda long term.

He's a real mystery. Streaky as all hell, but 30 HR guys come at a premium these days. And he'd hit about 45 if he played in some of these other parks.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

A lot depends on this year, obviously. It's all to the good if Doodoo sings for his supper. Smith seems like the real deal, but needs to hit for more powa.

[Frayed Knot]

Centerfield wrote: I wonder if the raves that Dominic Smith is getting are cooling the Mets drive to ink Duda long term.

Doubt it. Smith is still at least two years away and far from a sure thing.

The main issues are that Lucas turns 30 in a few weeks so is already under team control without a long-term deal until birthday #32 and that he plays the position where a replacement bat is most easily findable. That was the mistake the Phillies made with Ryan Howard, extending him when they didn't have to to their eventual regret. Actually, Philly's problem wasn't giving him his first L-T deal -- a 3 year deal when he was about a year younger and with one year less service time compared to Duda right now -- especially seeing as how Howard already had a RoY, and MVP, and two other Top-5 MVPs at that point; their problem was handing him an extension on top of that extension the very next year which they'll still be paying off through the end of this season plus $10 mil more to buy them out of 2017.

If they do cut a deal with Lucas I suspect it'll be a short one, like say for 2 years and more to lock in cost certainty than it would be to make a long-lasting marriage, but I think that would be the case with or without Smith.

[Centerfield]

I didn't realize we still had him under control for that long. Definitely makes sense to wait.

If anyone looks up "spending for the sake of spending", that Ryan Howard extension is exhibit 1A. Almost makes you wonder if Howard had dirt on someone.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Harvey signs for $4.325 million
Tejada signs for $3 million

(various legitimate sources)

[Edgy MD]

Duda and Mejia are in the fold.

Only Neil Walker and Jeurys Familia remain.

[TransMonk]

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Done.