Vargas agreed to a two-year, $16 million contract with the Mets on Friday, Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com reports.

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The deal will also include a club option for 2020, with incentives up to $1.5 million each season based on innings pitched. This will provide the Mets' rotation with a little more stability, as Vargas was able to make 32 starts last year after coming off Tommy John surgery in July of 2015 which cost him basically all of the 2016 season. He posted a 4.16 ERA and 1.33 WHIP over 179.2 innings with the Royals during his age-34 season, although it was truly a tale of two halves, with the southpaw struggling to a 6.38 ERA over his final 15 starts after the All-Star break. Playing in Citi Field should help address his propensity to give up home runs but a mediocre 6.7 K/9 doesn't inspire too much confidence. Look for Vargas to earn a spot at the back of the rotation.