After a second half in 2024 that Mets fans could dream on, Sean Manaea re-signed with the Mets on a three-year, $75 million contract. At the time, we praised this contract as a likely bargain, whether or not he could replicate the second half of ‘24 over the course of a full season. Even with some regression, the deal seemed fair and, based on the mechanical adjustments he made after Chris Sale spanked the Mets on July 25th, he seemed likely to have at least raised his floor, if nothing else.

Then 2025 came knocking.

First it was an oblique strain early in spring training. That injury lingered, as oblique injuries tend to do, which was followed up by loose bodies in his elbow causing discomfort. When Manaea made his first appearance of 2025, it was in relief on the day before the All-Sta

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