bobby bonilla

Every year on July 1st, starting in 2011 and running through 2035, the former Mets player receives a check for $1,193,248.20 from the team as part of a deferred deal he made with the club in 2000.

Bobby Bonilla is getting paid one million dollars by the Mets in his retirement every year until 2035. Considering how it all worked out, that is Actually Good.

Instead of keeping the best pitcher in the NL and trying to build, the Mets are going to act like a small market team and trade away a star for hope of a better future.

As if the Mets needed more financial strains, they will soon start paying Bobby Bonilla $1.2 million a year through 2035. Just imagine if the Knicks had to pay Eddy Curry for the next 25 years!