Juan Soto, Met

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15/$765M

[JCA-CrystalCity]

15/$765M

per Heyman. So say mlb network

[welch]

So says, "He's dead to me".

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Yankees went up to 16/$760 per Heyman. Gotta think the Mets push to keep Alonzo now

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Yankees went up to 16/$760 per Heyman. Gotta think the Mets push to keep Alonzo now

it's only money. And cbt tax.

[Slateman]

per Heyman. So say mlb network

https://x.com/JeffPassan/status/1865957256824750297

BREAKING: Superstar outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets are in agreement on a 15-year, $765 million contract, sources tell ESPN. It is the largest deal in professional sports history.

In Passan we trust

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I’m disappointed that he just went with the highest bidder rather than the team that gave him the best chance to win.

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No deferred money per Feinsand

Teoscar’s phone must be lighting up.

[Natsinpwc]

I’m disappointed that he just went with the highest bidder rather than the team that gave him the best chance to win.

Dodgers.  I mean it's 15 years.  And Cohen has unlimited money and a willingness to spend it. 

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Opt out after 5. $75 million signing bonus. Escalators can reach over $800 million

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Opt out after 5. $75 million signing bonus. Escalators can reach over $800 million

wow. Didn’t expect the opt-out. What a contract for Soto. Absolutely made the right call turning the Nats down a few years ago.

[SkinsNatFan21RIP]

Again, this is the dumbest league in all of sports. Its the haves and the have nots. Its not a realistic sports leagues where one team can simply outbid 98% of all the others. Free agency is just a fun place for teams like the Dodgers and Mets.

[skippy1999]

I’m disappointed that he just went with the highest bidder rather than the team that gave him the best chance to win.

I mean the Metsies were in the playoffs this year, who says they don’t have a good shot at winning especially when they have an owner willing to pay for free agents?
Bummed we have to watch him in that ugly uniform but good for Juan.

[nfotiu]

 

I’m disappointed that he just went with the highest bidder rather than the team that gave him the best chance to win.

Agents like Boras are always in their ear saying it is your responsibility to set the market and help out your brothers.   It's an irrational contract if the Mets goal is building a winning a team.   If you just let Boras write a ridiculous contract that no one would give, it would look a lot like that.

The other thing is the Yankees near future is kind of a mess, so they weren't a good bet to win with like they were this year.

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Source: Mets can void Soto’s opt-out after five years by by escalating his average annual average value from $51M to $55M over the last 10 years. On it:
@jorgecastillo

More details from Feinsand

Soto will earn a total of $305 million during the first five years of his Mets deal: $230M in salary and a $75M signing bonus, per source. That's an AAV of $61M. He can opt out after 2029 unless the Mets raise his AAV over the final 10 years from $51M to $55M.

[Kevrock]

The Nats are an NL East farm team that don't care about winning

[nobleisthyname]

Very disappointing, I'll need a new favorite player now 

[Count Walewski]

Even the most die-hard people here would put on a Mets jersey for $765 million. I don't want to see Soto booed at Nats Park.

[HalfSmokes]

Even the most die-hard people here would put on a Mets jersey for $765 million. I don't want to see Soto booed at Nats Park.

He’s a representation of how broken baseball is. There is a good chance that he’ll make more in a year than our entire active roster. Cheap ownership can call it a rebuild,  it it’s really just punting seasons at a time

[Natsinpwc]

He’s a representation of how broken baseball is. There is a good chance that he’ll make more in a year than our entire active roster. Cheap ownership can call it a rebuild,  it it’s really just punting seasons at a time

There’s some sense to tanking when you have the chance. Actually nice to get a high draft pick again for 2025. However at some point you need to spend. KC spent last year and made the playoffs. Even the As are spending now. Lerners need to pony up to the table. And soon.

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It's a good day to be Anthony Santander.

[varoadking]

Hope he sends Vic a Thank You note...

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

This is one aspect of MLB that just feels sordid and skeevy, like watching Naked Attraction with the kids. Yuck.

Soto will need to go into witness protection if the Mutts don't light up the league.

[aspenbubba]

I'm stunned. I knew it would be monumental but this is over the top. I never could reconcile the Nats offer of 440 M while 10 years earlier the franchise sold for 450 M. There is something morally wrong about this in sports and not just MLB. I see very wealthy teams dominating because the are in large markets or have extremely wealthy owners who want to dominate in another field. The disparity does not bode well for the overall health of sports leagues and I don't think the average fan will endorse these outlandish contracts.

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I guess you hope Soto gives you another 6-7 seasons of MVP-caliber performance, though it's likely at some point he shifts to DH.

But still, the Yankees can use the money to sign Santander, Bregman, and a SP and probably be in decent shape.