New York Mets' Jacob DeGrom, Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard And Steven Matz Not Discussing Contract Extensions

Jacob deGrom's contract tiff with the New York Mets made headlines earlier this week, but both sides are downplaying the severity of the issue. While many believe that the Mets should sign their young starters to contract extensions as soon as possible, it doesn't appear as if that's atop the team's priorities at this moment.

DeGrom and fellow starter Matt Harvey didn't rule out the possibility of signing long-term extensions with the Mets earlier this offseason, but general manager Sandy Alderson provided some insight on the matter.

"There hasn't been any discussion with any of our starting pitchers, not because we're unwilling or because there isn't any interest on the part of the players necessarily -- just we are where we are in the spring-training schedule," Alderson said, via Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com. "It's a little early. Agents don't typically come in until later. I don't think you can draw anything from that.

"From our standpoint, I don't see any great urgency. From their standpoint is there urgency? Probably not in most cases."

There is absolutely zero urgency, but many fans and writers are keeping in mind the trend of signing players to extensions through their arbitration years in order to avoid headaches throughout the year-to-year process. DeGrom and Harvey are the two starters to especially keep an eye on because deGrom can become a Super Two player next offseason, and Harvey has two years of arbitration eligibility remaining.

Additionally, one could argue deGrom deserves to get paid after being names Rookie of the Year in 2014 and then earning All Star honors in 2015, on top of leading the Mets to a World Series appearance.

However, at this point, there's nothing to worry about in terms of control over deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz and Zack Wheeler. The three are under club control for at least the next four years, and all will make the league minimum (or around there) in 2016. Financially, it's a dream of the Mets.

Check out the timetable for each pitcher's free agency below:

*To be determined based on service time accumulated in 2016 and/or 2017.

The Mets have a good financial situation in terms of their pitching staff, as almost all of these starters are expected to outperform their salaries. The only pitcher Alderson may be in an immediate rush to sign is Harvey, but the right-hander is a client of Scott Boras, and it's unlikely that Boras will negotiate an extension past Harvey's third year of arbitration because he's expected to be an outrageously-paid free agent after the 2018 season.

However, it may be in good taste to sign deGrom to an extension due to his monumental contributions to the team in just his first two seasons.

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