How Francisco Lindor's extension compares with biggest contracts in Mets history

Francisco Lindor's contract is the biggest ever given by the Mets.

While Lindor's extension now stands alone at the top, let's take a look at how it compares to the largest deals in team history...

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No. 7: Mike Piazza

Roughly five months after acquiring Piazza from the Marlins in May of 1998, the Mets gave him a seven-year deal worth $91 million, which was the biggest in baseball history at the time.

Piazza, whom the Mets traded for in his final season before free agency, had some struggles in the weeks after he became a Met. But he quickly became a force, the Mets aggressively locked him up after the season, and the rest was history.

No. 6: Yoenis Cespedes

The Mets re-signed Cespedes after trading for him during the 2015 season, but he opted out after the 2016 campaign.

Despite some consternation and a last second rumor that the Yankees were involved in the bidding, the Mets eventually reeled Cespedes back in on a four-year deal for $110 million.

Unfortunately for the Mets and Cespedes, injuries and weirdness marred his stint in Queens.

No 5: Carlos Beltran

In one of the biggest moves of the Omar Minaya Era, the Mets signed Beltran to a seven-year deal worth $118 million after the 2004 season.

Beltran was coming off a ridiculously hot postseason with the Houston Astros and -- along with Pedro Martinez -- helped turn the Mets back into a winner and became arguably the best position player in team history.

No. 4: Johan Santana

The Mets had a short window to sign Santana to an extension after agreeing to a trade with the Minnesota Twins before the 2008 season, and it went down to the wire.

Eventually, Santana inked a six-year extension worth $137.5 million.

Despite a tremendous 2008 campaign -- including a gutsy effort in the second-to-last game ever at Shea Stadium -- the Mets missed the playoffs in Santana's first season and never got to October during his time in blue and orange.

There was that no-hitter, though...

No. 3: Jacob deGrom

Similar to how the Lindor situation played out, the deGrom extension came down to the wire, but they agreed on a five-year deal for $137.5 million on the eve of the 2019 season, with former agent and then-GM Brodie Van Wagenen at the helm (though he technically wasn't involved in negotiations).

DeGrom's deal to this point looks like an absolute steal, and the Mets are likely going to have to tack on some more years and dollars to prevent him from opting out after the 2022 season.

No. 2: David Wright

Once the Mets let Jose Reyes leave via free agency, it was clear they were planning to open the vault for Wright, and that's exactly what they did, signing him to an eight-year extension worth $138 million in November of 2012.

Shortly after, spinal stenosis began to derail Wright's career. But he had some incredible moments in that span (including his home run at Citi Field in Game 3 of the World Series), was a career Met because of the deal, and will almost certainly soon have his No. 5 retired.

No. 1 : Francisco Lindor

As was the case with deGrom and Santana, the Mets had to sweat this one out.

But that will all be a distant memory soon, now that Lindor could possibly call Queens his home for the rest of his career.

By locking up Lindor on a massive 10-year, $341 million deal, the Mets have secured one of the true superstars of the game who is still in his prime. It's a coup for the club and new owner Steve Cohen as they look to build a sustainable winner.