Well folks it’s official.
FLUSHING, N.Y., April 7, 2012 – The New York Mets today announced the team has signed lefthanded pitcher Jonathon Niese to a five-year contract extension with two additional club option years that could keep him in a Mets uniform through 2018.
Niese, 25, went 11-11 with a 4.40 ERA in 27 games, 26 starts last year with the Mets. In 157.1 innings, he allowed 178 hits, 88 runs, 77 earned, with 44 walks and 138 strikeouts.
The 6-4, 217-pounder is 22-23 with a 4.39 ERA during his major league career. In 370.2 innings, he has allowed 417 hits, 208 runs, 181 earned, with 123 walks and 315 strikeouts.
The Mets selected Niese in seventh round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft.
2 comments
NJstuckinTX
4/8/2012-11:46am at 11:46 am (UTC -4)
I wonder if he’ll pay back Beltran for the nose or just offer to pay for Carlos’ mole removal surgery… hmmmm….
Mr North Jersey
4/8/2012-12:10pm at 12:10 pm (UTC -4)
You know I think I either read or heard it reported in the media that he was not returning the 10G but I just wasn’t sure if it was said as a joke or Niese actually said it.