December 6 : Tonkin will earn $1MM, according to . Feinsand that Tonkins deal is actually a split contract, so the $1MM salary will be prorated over the time Tonkin spends on the big league roster. relays that Tonkin will make $400K in the minors. The Mets also officially announced the deal today. December 5 : The Mets have signed right-hander to a Major League contract, according to MLB.coms Mark Feinsand ( ). After posting a 4.43 ERA over 146 1/3 innings with the Twins from 2013-17, Tonkin didnt play in the majors until resurfacing with the Braves last season. The five-year ody sey saw Tonkin pitch in Japan, the Mexican Leagues, the independent Long Island Ducks, and within the affiliated minors with the Braves, Diamondbacks, and Brewers. That stint with Milwaukees Triple-A affiliate occurred in 2019 when David Stearns was still running the Brewers front office, so todays deal reunites Tonkin with the Mets new president of baseball operations. Tonkins return to the big leagues was a succe Kristaps Porzingis Jersey s, as he posted a 4.28 ERA over 45 appearances and 80 innings last year. Atlanta often used Tonkin in a multi-inning capacity, giving him a valuable role on a team that often had to figure out how to patch together innings in the wake of multiple rotation injuries. A .241 BABIP did provide some help to Tonkins efforts, though his 3.87 SIERA was actually lower than his ERA, and his 7.1% walk rate was well above the league average. Since Tonkins peripherals were otherwise pretty lackluster, that could explain why Atlanta opted to non-tender him, despite a modest $1MM arbitration . The Braves were aggre sive in moving a lot of arbitration-eligible players who were either obvious non-tenders or only borderline roster candidates for 2024, yet Tonkin didnt linger in free agency long before catching on with another NL East team. It would seem like Tonkins role in New York will resemble his a signment last year, as hell be called on to eat innings for a Mets club that currently has a lot of question marks on the pitching staff. The Mets signed and have been rumored to be pursuing some big-name talent on the free agent market, yet for now there isnt much certainty in the rotation beyond and . The return of will fill the biggest hole in the Amazins bullpen, yet Tonkin will add a nece sary long relief option to the mix. Tonkin joins (who signed a split contact) and minor league signings , , and as relief signings for the Mets over the last few weeks. Dirk Nowitzki Jersey