Another high-leverage reliever off the board as New York Mets sign Devin Williams

The Mets are in agreement with free agent closer Devin Williams on a three-year contract, reports Will Sammon of The Athletic.

It guarantees more than $50MM, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.

Jon Heyman of The New York Post suggests the deal pays $15MM salaries plus a $6MM signing bonus that includes $5MM in annual deferrals.

That makes it a $51MM guarantee for the Klutch Sports client, though the $15MM in total deferrals reduce the net present value to an extent.

The two-time All-Star is coming off a career-high 4.79 earned run average over 67 appearances.

The Mets are betting on that ERA being a fluke, trusting Williams' still excellent stuff and swing-and-miss rates to get back to the elite form he showed with the Brewers.

The veteran righty had a wildly inconsistent lone season in the Bronx. He was terrible early on, giving up at least three runs in a trio of his first 10 appearances.

Consecutive poor outings at the end of April led the Yankees to move him to a setup role and put Luke Weaver back into the ninth inning.

Williams posted a 5.06 ERA in the second half despite striking out nearly 40% of batters faced, the second-best rate among qualified relievers behind Mason Miller.

He worked in a setup capacity late in the season and into the playoffs. Williams tossed four scoreless frames with four strikeouts in the postseason.