If added to the 40-man roster, Armas would get a one-year contract paying $1 million while in the majors and $90,000 in the minors. He also could make $350,000 in performance bonuses if used as a reliever and $650,000 based on innings, starting with 130.
Mets sign veteran P Tony Armas
NEW YORK Armas was 4-5 with a 6.03 ERA in 15 starts and 16 relief
appearances last season with the Pittsburgh Pirates, allowing 111
hits in 97 innings, striking out 73 and walking 38. The son of
All-Star outfielder Tony Armas, he is 52-65 with a 4.62 ERA in nine
major league seasons.