In his second year of arbitration eligibility, Daniel Murphy signed a one-year, $5.7 million contract with the New York Mets.

Murphy set career highs in games played, plate appearances, home runs, runs scored, RBIs and Wins Above Replacement last season.

"What is comfort? Is it money? I've made an ungodly amount of money," Murphy said. "That's the only way to describe it. We're in a really cool spot with a child coming on the way, that's exciting. That would be the way I would describe where we're at -- a very exciting time. But comfort comes and it doesn't really last.

"You see an organization heading in the direction that we're heading, it's an exciting time. So you always want to be a part of that. However that looks -- one-year deals or whatever that looks like -- other than playing well, that is a little bit out of my control as well. But I do want to be a part of the solution."