Outfielder Tommy Pham and the Mets have agreed to a $6 million, one-year contract, sources told ESPN yesterday, to continue the team’s offseason bonanza and push the team’s record payroll past the $450 million mark. Dollars.
Pham, 34, could serve as a right-handed complement to Daniel Vogelbach as the Mets’ designated hitter.
He also played 134 games in the outfield last year for the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox, hitting .236/.312/.374 with 17 home runs and 63 RBIs.
The Mets, whose winter spending is approaching $500 million, will pay a 90% tax on Pham’s deal, which was first reported by SNY and includes a potential $2 million performance bonus.
