Soto to Mets - 15y, 765 mil

[Virgil]

This was always the expected outcome, but still shocking to see the numbers.  Dude had a monster contract year run. 
 

 

[4th&long]

I just came here to post this. Just stupid money! Honestly I don’t care. Now hopefully the Yankees can go get three or four good players for that money. 

Soto was not even the best player on the Yankees last year!

[jayg]

Wow.  How long until a billion dollar contract? 

[Virgil]

11 minutes ago, 4th&long said:

I just came here to post this. Just stupid money! Honestly I don’t care. Now hopefully the Yankees can go get three or four good players for that money. 

Soto was not even the best player on the Yankees last year!

Who was?  Soto was the most clutch and performed in the playoffs.   

[Augie]

I know it’s baseball, so nobody is really doing much, but 15 years is a long time to sit at a damn bus stop! 

[US Egg]

37 minutes ago, Virgil said:

Who was?  Soto was the most clutch and performed in the playoffs.   

Obviously it is Soto. You know it, I know it, anyone who watched the Yankees knows it.

 

Just glad he did not sign with the Dodgers. Think I will buy a Mets hat to help them out.

Edited December 9, 2024 by US Egg

[Augie]

 

I’ll take cover now…..

[US Egg]

37 minutes ago, Augie said:

I’ll take cover now…..

You can run, but you cannot hide….

[4th&long]

8 hours ago, Virgil said:

Who was?  Soto was the most clutch and performed in the playoffs.   

Right. I’m sure Soto will win the mvp over judge.

Anyway my main point still stands, I’m glad the Yankees didn’t spend all that money on one guy. They need too much help at other positions. They can probably get at least 3 players for that money.

[Gregg]

9 hours ago, jayg said:

Wow.  How long until a billion dollar contract? 

 

When Josh Allen signs his next contract with the Bills.

[RkFast]

Thrilled as a Mets fan but the money is stupid and unless they either sign Alonso OR replace his production somehow, this is really not much more than a wash from a total offensive production standpoint. 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

This is the sort of thing that caused me to quit baseball and the Mets. When they threw insane money at an aging Mo Vaughn around 2002 and tried to just start outspending everyone, I just gave up on the team. 
 

The fun in baseball is developing that young talent, and then being smart with your value free agents. 

[djp14150]

My own two pesos….

 

The Yankees and Mets offer were nearly the same. Same total money, just a year less.

 

I think Soto did this because he wanted to be the teams headliner, not second fiddle.  With Yankees he would be #2.

[oldmanfan]

This is absolutely absurd.

[loyal2dagame]

A couple overtime shifts and I'll be close. 

[US Egg]

35 minutes ago, djp14150 said:

I think Soto did this because he wanted to be the teams headliner, not second fiddle.  With Yankees he would be #2.

Maybe the stink of #1 play like #2 again in the playoffs was unbearable.

[The Poojer]

loved him in pinstripes, but i am glad they didn't sign him for that type of contract.  mets fans are gonna love him

[BADOLBILZ]

31 minutes ago, The Poojer said:

loved him in pinstripes, but i am glad they didn't sign him for that type of contract.  mets fans are gonna love him

 

Oh it will be looking like the worst contract in baseball history at some point.  I doubt his body will hold up to his very unnatural style of hitting.   He was already trending toward DH status.  But the Yankees have a billion in revenue annually.   I don't care if $500M of that ends up being wasted money over 15 years.  Their revenue might be $2B annually in 10 years.   Doesn't matter for Yankees or Dodgers because their revenue dwarves all others.  This is a big setback for the Yankees in the Judge/Cole window and Soto rakes at Citi field so should be a fun few years for Mets fans at the least and then Steve Cohen or his heirs can eat the loss personally, no problem.   Scary day for small market baseball teams because a player proved how lucrative it can be NOT to take the early money.   Soto can't run or play a lick of defense and he got $53M per.  What would Bobby Witt have been worth if he waited instead of taking that horrible deal with KC?   Gunnar Henderson gonna' have to think twice about taking less than $1B to sign early. 😂

[US Egg]

Singling out baseball money as insanity versus NFL money is baseless.

[Gugny]

15 hours ago, Virgil said:

This was always the expected outcome, but still shocking to see the numbers.  Dude had a monster contract year run. 
 

 

Never heard of him. 
 

I wonder why he didn’t want to stay on the Yankees.  
 

Stay “Booned” to find out!