OT: MLB Thread 2024

[Kane One]

Wait...5M (.6% of total contract value) and 1 less year was really it?

I don't buy it.

That’s 51m per vs 47.5. I’d say the extra year was massive compared to just the 5m.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

That’s 51m per vs 47.5. I’d say the extra year was massive compared to just the 5m.

Chump change for him. He clearly didn't have much interest in being a Yankee.

I find it hard to believe the Yankees wouldn't have matched that given how close it was...doesn't really make sense

Oh well.

 

[Mr Mxmzptlk]

I read yankees offered pretty much the same amount over 16 years. That extra year may have been the deal breaker.

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

Did the Yankees offer include the 2029 opt out? If not that was probably the deal breaker.

Will be interested to see what the Yankees do now.

 

[noncents]

UH OH YANKS WHA HAPPEN


lfgm

according to boras it was between mets and sawx? yanks weren't even in the running?

 

[AirGut]

LFGM

 

[Machinehead]

Did the Yankees offer include the 2029 opt out? If not that was probably the deal breaker.

Will be interested to see what the Yankees do now.

The Yankees will now do nothing and say "what do you want? We tried to sign Soto."

 

[will1066]

Secure Alonso next. He'd finally get some f***ing protection

 

[sbjnyc]

Ton of pressure on Soto now, but he's always performed at an elite level.

Going to little brother. Yankee fans gonna hate him forever.

Apparently Soto was a red sox fan. I think the Yanks would rather he be on the mets than the red sox. Yankees only had hm for a year - Nats worst nightmare is him being on the Mets for a decade+ instead of letting him go.

But all this talk of money - Soto AAV is 51 while they paid a 40 yo Verlander $43. It's just the length of the contract that is crazy. But it's probably just a 5 year contract since no doubt he'll opt out unless he metses it up.

 

[McRanger92]

LFGM. Never in doubt.

 

[Kane One]

So it’s pretty much $805m.

 

[NickyFotiu]

Wait...5M (.6% of total contract value) and 1 less year was really it?

I don't buy it.

As a Yankee fan Im fine with this. If he left over that small percentage then he really had no loyalty to the Yanks at all. Hopefully we can make good use of that money elsewhere.

 

[JimmyG89]

As a Yankee fan Im fine with this. If he left over that small percentage then he really had no loyalty to the Yanks at all. Hopefully we can make good use of that money elsewhere.

Why does he have no loyalty? He played a whopping 180 games for the Yankees in his career. The Yankees didn't sign or develop him.

Every single person knew this a year ago. Juan Soto was signing for the most money he gets offered. He was offered the most by the Mets.

 

[NickyFotiu]

Just saw Dick Allen made the HOF. I really hate when guys getvin after they die. Allen passed away in 2020. Seems like such a shame he never will know. Dave Parker also got in. Glad to see that.

 

[NickyFotiu]

Why does he have no loyalty? He played a whopping 180 games for the Yankees in his career. The Yankees didn't sign or develop him.

Every single person knew this a year ago. Juan Soto was signing for the most money he gets offered. He was offered the most by the Mets.

I think you just answered your own question. I have no problem with it. I didn't want to sign him to that deal anyway. He has every right to take the largest offer but you can't say he had any loyalty to the Yankees.

 

[Ben Grimm]

Dick Allen & Dave Parker joined the HoF.

 

[Kane One]

I think you just answered your own question. I have no problem with it. I didn't want to sign him to that deal anyway. He has every right to take the largest offer but you can't say he had any loyalty to the Yankees.

Why would anyone expect him to have any loyalty to the Yankees? I don’t get why that would be brought up or thought about at all.

 

[MysticLeviathan]

yeah yankees’ offer was extremely competitive; i cannot fault hal. soto didn’t care about a yankees legacy at all. contract will end up being for $805mm assuming he forces the mets to void the opt out.

 

[Jack Hanson]

Wowzers

Does this mean they cant afford to sign the polar bear?

 

[will1066]

Dick Allen & Dave Parker joined the HoF.

I remember Parker as a Pittsburgh slugger

 

[NickyFotiu]

Why would anyone expect him to have any loyalty to the Yankees? I don’t get why that would be brought up or thought about at all.

Expect? I can't say but the hope was after a good season (trip to world series) that he had built friendships with his teammates. Would also hope he would appreciate the Yankees history. It didn't work out that way and I'm totally fine with it. I didn't want to sign him to that deal anyway.

I remember Parker as a Pittsburgh slugger

Heck of an arm. Always remember the Pirates strange hats.

 

[Jack Hanson]

 

[mrmovies779]

Yanks should tear it all down and rebuild now...but they won't because of Judge

 

[noncents]

Why would anyone expect him to have any loyalty to the Yankees? I don’t get why that would be brought up or thought about at all.

the idea is that it's a privilege to don the jersey... that every player wants to be a part of the yankee legacy. it's a way of saying "if he doesn't want to be here, he can't handle it, he's less valuable and we never wanted him anyway."

 

[mrmovies779]

I'm dying