The Mets have a one-year agreement with infielder , the club announced. Its reportedly a split deal that pays the Wa serman client $1.35MM in the majors, with another $500K available via performance bonuses. Madrigal, 28 in March, has spent the past five seasons in Chicago. Playing for both the Mike Conley Jersey White Sox and the Cubs, he has generally served as a light-hitting, part-time depth infielder. He has stepped to the plate 940 times over those five seasons. His 9% strikeout rate is very low but he also doesnt walk much, taking free pa ses 4.6% of the time. While he puts the ball in play a lot, he doesnt do a ton of damage in the proce s. He currently has just four home runs and sports a career batting line of .274/.323/.344 for an 88 wRC+. hasnt given him strong marks for his exit velocity, hard hit rate nor his barrel rate. He has been able to contribute in other ways. He has 17 stolen bases in 23 attempts. His defense is also well regarded. He has racked up eight Defensive Runs Saved at third base in his career and has been league average at second base. Outs Above Average has given him a +7 score at the hot corner and +2 at the keystone. The Cubs could have kept Madrigal around for the 2025 season via arbitration, with projecting him for a $1.9MM salary. The Cubs decided to non-tender him instead, sending him to free agency without having to put him on waivers. The Mets have some uncertainty in their infield. has shortstop locked down. s offense hasnt been great lately but even his diminished production has been better than Madrigals. He can also play the outfield but the Mets are fairly crowded out there. Since hes still making an eight-figure salary, hell probably be the regular at second. The corners are more up in the air. remains unsigned, giving the club a theoretical hole at first base. However, its been suggested that the club might be content to have Alonso move on. In that scenario, the club would move over from third to first, leaving the hot corner open for a competition between , and . They have also lost a key depth infielder. They signed to a minor league deal last offseason, which turned into a huge win. He got into 85 games and hit .337/.381/.448 while filling in at second, third and short. He became a free agent at seasons end. Recent has suggested that the Mets were interested in bolstering their infield depth. Madrigal still has an option remaining, so he doesnt need to be guaranteed a spot on the active roster. The fact that the Mets have given him a split deal suggests that going to the minors is a distinct po sibility. If he eventually gets a big league roster spot, he could potentially replace Iglesias in that bench infielder role. If the young third base options struggle, he at least gives them a glove-first option there. If any of the clubs outfielders get injured and McNeil needs to go out there, or McNeil himself gets hurt, Madrigal could step in. An injury to Lindor could lead to Acua or Mauricio covering short, which would bump Madrigal up the chart at third. Since Madrigal has that option, theres nothing really stopping the Mets from bringing back Iglesias or some other veteran infielder, so theyve added some depth without closing any doors to other po sibilities and at a fairly minimal cost. reported yesterday that the Mets havent yet strongly pursued a reunion with Iglesias. If Madrigal still has a roster spot at seasons end, he can be retained via arbitration for 2026. first reported that the two sides were in agreement. first reported that it was a split deal. reported that it was a one-year pact. Sherman then the fact that Madrigal pa sed his physical, as well as the . Bojan Bogdanovic Jersey