The New York Mets appear ready to spend big heading into the 2026 season. A recent report positions them as the team willing to offer $200 million for Framber Valdez, who until last season was a teammate of Jose Altuve on the Astros’ defense.

The report was circulated by Héctor Gómez, whose post on X, translated from Spanish, read: “The Mets are the favorites to sign Framber Valdez. It is expected that they will sign him for 6 years and US$200 million.” The MLB insider’s report immediately drew over 50 replies.

Valdez had an $18 million contract with the Astros last year. Houston has been his sole MLB team throughout his career, where he has earned a total of $41 million, with the last three years being the most lucrative.

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