$765 million!? Grading Juan Soto's incredible record-setting deal with Mets
A generational free agent is headed to across New York on a historic 15-year deal. Here's what to make of the signing.
Lets go METS!
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Congrats to Mr. Soto on attaining honorary HBOT wealth, Welcome to the club Juan!🍺🍺
NY Yankees offer to Soto.....$760 million for 16 years
NY Mets offer to Soto.....$765 million for 15 years plus $75 million
signing bonus.
Bottom Line: Soto got $80 million more from the Mets. This $765 million
is an insane salary for MLB. Hopefully he does not get seriously injured
in the next 15 years. The $75 million bonus for signing was the major
difference maker in Soto becoming a NY Met.
NY Mets offer to Soto.....$765 million for 15 years plus $75 million
signing bonus.
Bottom Line: Soto got $80 million more from the Mets. This $765 million
is an insane salary for MLB. Hopefully he does not get seriously injured
in the next 15 years. The $75 million bonus for signing was the major
difference maker in Soto becoming a NY Met.
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Manny Raneriaz, First Pay Rod deal for Yankees not Rangers, CC Sabathia. Mookie Betts, the Japanese Dodger slugger
Sorta sad to see soto end up a met. love the guy as a player. True that the contract is mind boggling, but he's a unicorn in how young he is.
I’d be tempted to use Jason Hayward’s contract with the Cubs as an example: 8 years for $184M. The #’s at the plate were mostly “meh” during his Cubs tenure. But he supposedly gave the clubhouse speech before the 10th inning of game 7 of the 2016 WS - during the rain delay in Cleveland.
So….I guess…priceless?
Radio report said he can opt out after 5 years. Just incase he is underpaid at $51 million a year at that time.
I don't understand paying guys for a decade into their late 30s and 40s, but I guess that's the market they allowed to be created.
