Mets announce deal with Niese

Via Mets Blog:

The Mets and Jonathon Niese have agreed to a five-year, $25 million contract extension with options for 2017 and 2018 which could make the total value of the deal worth $46 million, the team announced.

Niese, 25, went 11-11 with a 4.40 ERA in 27 games and 26 starts last season. He allowed 178 hits, 77 earned runs, 44 walks while striking out 138 in 157 1/3 innings.

Niese, a seventh round pick from the 2005 amateur draft, is 22-23 with a 4.39 ERA over 370 2/3 innings in his big league career.