Thank God the Yankees kept Spencer Jones to pick up the slack.

5 minutes ago, Quin said:

So what I'm hearing is that we could have signed Harper, Machado and had some change left over.

Dear f***

Steve Cohen back in the game after cutting down significantly on payroll and still making the playoffs regardless.

The rich get richer...as the old saying goes.

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Is any deferred?

Edit: $75M signing bonus

Edited December 9, 20241 yr by Bob Sacamano

Wild

JR: "$15M AAV for three more years will cripple our franchise long term."

Cohen: "$51M AAV for 15 years is what it takes to win."

And Jerry wouldn’t sign Harper or Machado for $330 to $350 million.  This is over double just 5 years later.

Please go away Jerry, one way or another…

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3 minutes ago, Quin said:

JR: "$15M AAV for three more years will cripple our franchise long term."

Cohen: "$51M AAV for 15 years is what it takes to win."

Hot take but both are wrong. 15 years is insane. 

5 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

Thank God the Yankees kept Spencer Jones to pick up the slack.

And Dominguez...and that still likely ends up being the right move for the Yankees.

The Sox had a table at the restaurant.  It was in back, for the dishwashers when they were on break.  Gum is under the table, dirty Carols number is etched in the fake wood pattern.  This was the Sox sitting at the table

3 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said:

Hot take but both are wrong. 15 years is insane. 

Cue JR crying poor again and needing a new stadium speech.

Not that doing so would guarantee a $100+ million contract unless it was written into the contract with the State/City...guaranteed min. payroll clause.

The deal is the largest in sports history.

Soto’s contract does not contain deferrals and includes an opt-out after five seasons.

Soto will team with NL MVP runner-up Francisco Lindor on a team that surprised in 2024 and now will assume World Series expectations for next season and perhaps far beyond.

https://nypost.com/2024/12/08/sports/juan-soto-signing-with-mets-on-15-year-765-million-contract/

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7 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said:

Hot take but both are wrong. 15 years is insane. 

Hot take: Sign a 26-year-old that is on a HoF trajectory.

Sox had two cracks at it and whiffed. I doubt the Padres and Phillies care.

MLB is so broken.  2 teams (even if by their own doing) are literally homeless while one player is taking 3/4 of a $Billion home.

Contract half the league (or go the Euro Soccer route), and let the 8 big spenders run up payrolls into the $500 millions and make this more entertaining. 

 

 

4 minutes ago, HOFHurt35 said:

MLB is so broken.  2 teams (even if by their own doing) are literally homeless while one player is taking 3/4 of a $Billion home.

Contract half the league (or go the Euro Soccer route), and let the 8 big spenders run up payrolls into the $500 millions and make this more entertaining. 

 

 

Not sure we can blame the Rays for a hurricane tearing their roof off...unless you were counting the White Sox as almost homeless with the current state of the organization.

19 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said:

Hot take but both are wrong. 15 years is insane. 

Completely disagree. If that’s what it takes to sign a first ballot hall of famer in his prime then that’s what you do.

$765/$75 million (Benintendi)...so the White Sox are basically less than 1/10th of a "modern" competitive MLB franchise (ever since the Dodgers' cable deal for $2+ billion).

15 years. LOL

48 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

The Sox had a table at the restaurant.  It was in back, for the dishwashers when they were on break.  Gum is under the table, dirty Carols number is etched in the fake wood pattern.  This was the Sox sitting at the table

41 minutes ago, Quin said:

Hot take: Sign a 26-year-old that is on a HoF trajectory.

Sox had two cracks at it and whiffed. I doubt the Padres and Phillies care.

Of course they don't. Those deals are bargain deals right now.

 

Both teams turned into contenders as well. Meanwhile the Sox trying to dump benentendis deal to further reduce payroll.

 

MLB is broken because they never instituted a floor. That was far more important than cap limits and luxury tax.

 

It enables trash owners to be trash owners.

Anyway, i would try to move Crochet and Robert to the Yankees for Seth and Dominguez

24 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

$765/$75 million (Benintendi)...so the White Sox are basically less than 1/10th of a "modern" competitive MLB franchise (ever since the Dodgers' cable deal for $2+ billion).

And the Sox are desperately trying to dump his salary.  LOL.

Benintendi’s contract is Soto’s signing bonus lol

2 hours ago, PaleAleSox said:

Hot take but both are wrong. 15 years is insane. 

Tell that to yourself when you are watching Austin Slater in the outfield next season while Mets fans are watching a future Hall of Famer in Soto.  🤣

3 hours ago, nitetrain8601 said:

Of course they don't. Those deals are bargain deals right now.

 

Both teams turned into contenders as well. Meanwhile the Sox trying to dump benentendis deal to further reduce payroll.

 

MLB is broken because they never instituted a floor. That was far more important than cap limits and luxury tax.

 

It enables trash owners to be trash owners.

Anyway, i would try to move Crochet and Robert to the Yankees for Seth and Dominguez

Seth? 

5 hours ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Benintendi’s contract is Soto’s signing bonus lol

That we might have to include Crochet or Robert with just to get rid of such an onerous burden…it’s basically just a tip/finder’s fee or service charge to the Mets.

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I have a die-hard Mets fan friend. His comment upon the news "it's not my money....weeeee". If you aren't a Dodgers or Mets fan, your chance of signing a marquee free agent has to be below 10%. This league is broken and honestly makes it so much easier to just let go being a Sox fan. Until Jerry dies there is zero point to even care.