Not finalized, but should happen pretty soon. Very interested in the Mets return, as Familia has very similar performance and contract situation to Soria.

1 hour ago, daggins said:

Not finalized, but should happen pretty soon. Very interested in the Mets return, as Familia has very similar performance and contract situation to Soria.

This should good give us a good sense of the reliever market.  I’ve been skimming through an A’s board and they generally seem a little worried about the potential price.  At first glance it does seem like it may be a bit of a seller’s market this year.

 

Pretty underwhelming for the Mets. Hopefully, Hahn can do better l.

10 minutes ago, frogsplash31 said:

Pretty underwhelming for the Mets. Hopefully, Hahn can do better l.

Truly is...Soria has more control but also not as good a reliever, we'll see

3 minutes ago, ChiSoxJon said:

Truly is...Soria has more control but also not as good a reliever, we'll see

That "more control" is sort of an expensive option. 

Oakland took on the remaining $3 million on Familia's deal. The Mets seemingly made a Reinsdorfian deal in the sense that they prioritized financial savings. 

Soria has been pretty similar in terms of performance. The option is expensive but he is a legit back of the pen option. I didn't think we'd be getting a top 100 guy or anything, but the A's have a pretty good farm and the Mets are also getting INT money. I would expect the Sox are also willing to eat some of Soria's pay to get a better prospect, although it takes two to tango in that respect.

 

This return is much more of what I figured for Soria.

 

Good to see Oakland trying to compete, although it may not last long.

The difference between what the Padres got and the Mets got, for pitchers who are not that dissimilar in production, is just stunning, even factoring in the control

12 hours ago, GreenSox said:

The difference between what the Padres got and the Mets got, for pitchers who are not that dissimilar in production, is just stunning, even factoring in the control

That international money must've been very important to them.

General consensus is the Mets did pretty terrible with the Familia deal, potentially due to their three-headed GM monster.  Still optimistic about a Soria trade, but probably need to wait closer until the deadline and hope the teams that miss out on Britton get a bit desperate.

On 7/21/2018 at 9:35 PM, LittleHurt05 said:

Good to see Oakland trying to compete, although it may not last long.

Oakland is definitely here to stay. Billy Beane and company have quietly built one of the best young cores in all of baseball with Olson, Chapman, Manaea, Trienen, Baretto, Fowler. They’re also have more talent coming in Puk (Who figures to be a big partner of their rotation this year before TJS) and Luzardo. 

The Oakland A’s buying at the deadline is great for baseball. 

On 7/21/2018 at 3:00 PM, DirtySox said:

 

Pretty weak return in my opinion. Surprised they couldn't squeeze more in a deal. 

6 minutes ago, steveno89 said:

Pretty weak return in my opinion. Surprised they couldn't squeeze more in a deal. 

That's the consensus across the industry. Though many attribute it to the current Met's circus organization. Passan had a good piece on it today. Rosenthal was even tweeting about rival executives being upset that the Mets didn't get back to them on Familia with a chance to up their offers compared to what Oakland had on the table.

6 hours ago, Joshua Strong said:

Oakland is definitely here to stay. Billy Beane and company have quietly built one of the best young cores in all of baseball with Olson, Chapman, Manaea, Trienen, Baretto, Fowler. They’re also have more talent coming in Puk (Who figures to be a big partner of their rotation this year before TJS) and Luzardo. 

The Oakland A’s buying at the deadline is great for baseball. 

And Baretto and Fowler aren't even hitting yet.

Trienen's an older pitcher who was part of the Madsen/Doolittle package and as soon as he hits Oakland, he's better than both of them.