Olney says that the Padres actually offered Park $1 million but that he signed with New York, probably because he has a better chance of being part of their rotation.
Park agreed to a one-year contract with the Mets on Friday worth $600,000.
Does that mean Park has less respect for the Mets' rotation?
It's good to see though that the $$ wasn't the only reason for him to come to NY, even though $600K is nothing to shake a bat at.
If money isn't his motivation to be in NY, this reaffirms that he will be a fighter in spring training to get a spot in the mystery that is the starting rotation, so let's see what he can do.
