{"id":110132,"date":"2025-12-01T23:29:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T04:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=110132"},"modified":"2025-12-04T20:37:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T01:37:57","slug":"mets-sign-devin-williams-three-year-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/12\/01\/mets-sign-devin-williams-three-year-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Mets Sign Devin Williams to Three-Year Deal in Latest Offseason Splash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"418\">David Stearns made his second blockbuster splash of the MLB offseason, and this time, it\u2019s all positive. The New York Mets are again poaching a former New York Yankee, signing <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/11\/16\/devin-williams-hits-free-agency-market-after-rocky-2025\/\" target=\"_self\">free agent<\/a> closer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=willide03,willia005dev&amp;search=Devin+Williams&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Devin Williams<\/a> to a three-year, $50 million contract, reported first by Will Sammon of The Athletic.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_109479\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109479\" style=\"width: 819px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-109479\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27277400-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The Yankees are reportedly interested in bringing back Devin Williams next season.\" width=\"819\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27277400-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27277400-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27277400-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27277400-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27277400-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27277400-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27277400-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-109479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oct 8, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees pitcher Devin Williams (38) reacts after giving up a two run RBI during the seventh inning during game four of the ALDS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"418\">Report: Mets Sign Devin Williams to Three-Year Deal<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"1000\">Williams instantly leaves the Yankees and joins the Mets as their current closer, but the Mets still remain open to re-signing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=diazed04,diaz--005edw,diazed03&amp;search=Edwin+D\u00edaz&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edwin D\u00edaz<\/a>, as first reported by Anthony DiComo. Williams had a down season with the Yankees in 2025, losing his closing job multiple times due to inconsistency. His one-year tenure in the Bronx ended with a 4.79 ERA in 67 games and a 1.129 WHIP. His struggles stemmed from inconsistent command and location issues, losing feel for his acclaimed \u201cairbender\u2019\u2019 changeup, which began drifting over the middle of the strike zone instead of staying low and away.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It remains possible that the Mets can still add Edwin D\u00edaz, league sources said. Williams&#8217; deal is $45 million plus a $6 million bonus, prorated equal over the three years (in total, $15 million is deferred; $5 million each year). (<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonHeyman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JonHeyman<\/a> first with some of these figures.) <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7qywL6eRO4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/7qywL6eRO4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Will Sammon (@WillSammon) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WillSammon\/status\/1995684299392401539?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1002\" data-end=\"1172\">David Stearns reunites with a former Milwaukee Brewer, getting him on a team-friendly deal notably worth less than the contract <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/scottta01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tanner Scott<\/a> signed <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/01\/19\/all-star-reliever-signs-dodgers\/\" target=\"_self\">last offseason<\/a> with the Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1206\">What This Means for the Mets<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1208\" data-end=\"1488\">This is a home run for Stearns and the Mets. They are getting a reliever on a fair deal who still possesses one of the highest ceilings in baseball, dating back to his NL Rookie of the Year breakout in 2020. As of right now, Williams will hold the closer role, but will that remain?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1490\" data-end=\"1810\">If the Mets can pair D\u00edaz and Williams together, they could instantly have one of the best one-two punches in the league, the exact outcome they envision with this signing. As a setup man throughout his career, Williams has been elite, posting a 2.16 ERA in 178 2\/3 innings with an outstanding 1.45 FIP.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1812\" data-end=\"2235\">The 31-year-old showed real promise to close out his 2025 campaign, recording a 2.05 ERA over his final 22 innings with a 44.2% strikeout rate. On the same day Steve Cohen officially earned his casino license, the Mets made another big-time move, kicking off their roster construction for the 2026 season. Now, everyone waits to see what\u2019s next for the Metropolitans, including the possibility of bringing back D\u00edaz.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1812\" data-end=\"2235\">Main Photo Credit: Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Stearns made his second blockbuster splash of the MLB offseason, and this time, it\u2019s all positive. The New York Mets are again poaching a former New York Yankee, signing free agent closer Devin Williams to a three-year, $50 million contract, reported first by Will Sammon of The Athletic. 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