2018-19 Offseason (Non-Nats)

[DCFan]

https://sports.yahoo.com/mets-salesperson-no-idea-fan-drop-season-ticket-plan-035953655.html

[mitlen]

https://sports.yahoo.com/mets-salesperson-no-idea-fan-drop-season-ticket-plan-035953655.html

Ticket shaming?     Really?    Oh, the humanity.

[DCFan]

Ticket shaming?     Really?    Oh, the humanity.

I wonder how that sales guy is going to handle a transfer to hot dogs?

[mitlen]

I wonder how that sales guy is going to handle a transfer to hot dogs?

With the Mets, he'll make more money with tips.     

[imref]

doesn't look like we're getting Kluber for Eaton:

Jon Morosi  @jonmorosi
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Sources: In Corey Kluber and Trevor Bauer trade talks, #Indians have yet to move off their insistence on a Chris Sale-level return in order to move one of them. Discussions with #Dodgers have been serious, but no sign of recent progress. @MLB @MLBNetwork

[varoadking]

doesn't look like we're getting Kluber for Eaton:

That's good...I don't think Kluber would be much of a right fielder...

[imref]

That's good...I don't think Kluber would be much of a right fielder...

Zimm will move to right, Kluber would play 1st.

[mitlen]

Zimm will move to right, Kluber would play 1st.

86

[bluestreak]

Kelvin Herrera signs two year deal with White Sox. I wanted the Nats to get him.

[imref]

Kelvin Herrera signs two year deal with White Sox. I wanted the Nats to get him.

not for $18 million over 2 years though.

[Slateman]

18 million with a third year, vesting option.

The market for relievers is still quite lucrative

[imref]

Jim Bowden notes at The Athletic that the Mets will pay Robinson Cano and Juan Lagares a combined $57 million this year.  For not much more than that, they could have had both Machado and Harper.

[HalfSmokes]

Jim Bowden notes at The Athletic that the Mets will pay Robinson Cano and Juan Lagares a combined $57 million this year.  For not much more than that, they could have had both Machado and Harper.

The Mets will never stop being the Mets

[bluestreak]

Yasmani Grandal to Brewers on one year deal. $18.25 million.

[imref]

Yasmani Grandal to Brewers on one year deal. $18.25 million.

They are reportedly trying to get Bumgarner too

[Natsinpwc]

Yasmani Grandal to Brewers on one year deal. $18.25 million.

Should have taken the multi year offer from the Mets.

[Natsinpwc]

Jim Bowden notes at The Athletic that the Mets will pay Robinson Cano and Juan Lagares a combined $57 million this year.  For not much more than that, they could have had both Machado and Harper.

How much are they paying Lagares?  That’s sounds insane for a guy who has not been a regular.  Don’t forget Cespedes who is not expected to play this year.

[Natsinpwc]

Jim Bowden notes at The Athletic that the Mets will pay Robinson Cano and Juan Lagares a combined $57 million this year.  For not much more than that, they could have had both Machado and Harper.

Cano is scheduled to make 24 million and Lagares 9 million. So how did Bowden get to 57 million?  Cespedes is scheduled to make 29 million. So he and Cano would be 53 million.

[Elvir Ovcina]

Jim Bowden notes at The Athletic that the Mets will pay Robinson Cano and Juan Lagares a combined $57 million this year.  For not much more than that, they could have had both Machado and Harper.

The bold tells you all you need to know about the rest of the sentence.  I don't usually denigrate news reports solely based on the source, but this one is an exception.

[Natsinpwc]

The bold tells you all you need to know about the rest of the sentence.  I don't usually denigrate news reports solely based on the source, but this one is an exception.

Probably was drunk when he said that. I would assume he meant Cespedes. 

[imref]

Cano is scheduled to make 24 million and Lagares 9 million. So how did Bowden get to 57 million?  Cespedes is scheduled to make 29 million. So he and Cano would be 53 million.

I just looked at Olbermann's tweet again and he has the following:

Keith Olbermann
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Mr Bowden’s point: “Mets decided to trade for Canó and pay him $24 million per year through age 40. That means they’ll be paying him and... Juan Lagares a combined $33 million this year, the same amount Harper and Machado will probably end up with.”

Either he sent out a new tweet, or I misread (probably the later before Vark calls me on it).

Still, that doesn't make sense.  Harper + Machado > $33 million a year.

[Natsinpwc]

I just looked at Olbermann's tweet again and he has the following:

Either he sent out a new tweet, or I misread (probably the later before Vark calls me on it).

Still, that doesn't make sense.  Harper + Machado > $33 million a year.

It’s a dumb point either way since Machado and Harper had no interest in the Mets.  Everyone knows they took a risk taking on Cano’s Contract. They are already paying Cespedes big money to not play.

[varoadking]

I just looked at Olbermann's tweet again and he has the following:

Either he sent out a new tweet, or I misread (probably the later before Vark calls me on it).

Still, that doesn't make sense.  Harper + Machado > $33 million a year.

He's saying that both Harper and Machado will likely end up making $33MM next year...not combined.

[Slateman]

How much are they paying Lagares?  That’s sounds insane for a guy who has not been a regular.  Don’t forget Cespedes who is not expected to play this year.

9 million

They signed him to a 5 year/23 million deal coming off his strong 2014 campaign.

[Natsinpwc]

He's saying that both Harper and Machado will likely end up making $33MM next year...not combined.

Bowden was drunk so he was not sure what he was  ;)saying.  Olberman probably was also.