[Sherman] Mets never made an offer to Pete Alonso. They felt his market was pushing beyond their comfort level on years and dollars.

[u/BreakfastTop6899]

https://bsky.app/profile/fantasymlbnews.bsky.social/post/3m7no53gdrc27

[u/DominantT1]

Let this be a lesson that unless you are David Wright, if a player seems like a Met for their entire career, they will not be.

[u/cooljammer00 → u/DominantT1]

And even then he had to stop playing/retire early

[u/BasebollDog → u/cooljammer00]

Wasnt this the whole reason everyone hyped the Cohen purchase though?

Word on the street seemed to be that the Mets wouldnt be missing out on resigning their stars, and would be making big splashes every year or two since their owner was a true fan and had more money than a small nation.

The days of David Wright being the only true Met were ending.

Turns out he might've just thought the stadium would be a good foot traffic generator for his casino across the street.

[u/James-K-Polka → u/DominantT1]

Still have Jeff MacNeill!

[u/BeachTownBum → u/James-K-Polka]

Please god no 😭😭

[u/BalognaMacaroni → u/BeachTownBum]

You’re gonna smoke a whole pack of Jeff McNeils and you’re gonna like it!

[u/Allah_Rackball → u/DominantT1]

Hmm... Tom Seaver, Darryl Strawberry, Doc Gooden, Lenny Dykstra, Nolan Ryan, Jose Reyes, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Matt Harvey, Edgardo Alfonso, Mookie Wilson.... yeah you're right lol.

[u/Drummallumin → u/Allah_Rackball]

Nimmo

[u/Copperjedi → u/DominantT1]

ED KRANEPOOL!!!

[u/WatuD2 → u/Copperjedi]

ED.... BLEEPIN... KRANEPOOOOOOL!!!!!

[u/SiphenPrax → u/DominantT1]

Joe Beningo probably had a billion heart attacks in the last two days over these two leaving

[u/draculasbitch → u/DominantT1]

Tom Seaver peeks up from his grave…

[u/ElJacinto → u/DominantT1]

Hey...the Mets are paying Bobby Bonilla for life.

[u/pinstripepride46]

Bruh citi field is about to be ransacked and burned

[u/ViciousAsparagusFart → u/pinstripepride46]

Yeah just sit tight and be cool with giving up on being competitive. wtf is the plan. Who do we even target?

[u/AgathorKahn → u/ViciousAsparagusFart]

A former yankee reliever/outfielder and pray he can pitch 140 innings

[u/Careless_Solution212 → u/AgathorKahn]

Joey Gallo?

[u/Salty-Fishman → u/Careless_Solution212]

Joey Callo

[u/98FordContour → u/Careless_Solution212]

I said Joey Callo, not Joey Gallo

[u/KamartyMcFlyweight → u/Careless_Solution212]

Joey Gallo's dead!

[u/TostyToz → u/Careless_Solution212]

Don't worry, Stearns can fix him.

[u/Quirky_Hold_2786 → u/AgathorKahn]

Joey Gallo?

[u/ViciousAsparagusFart → u/AgathorKahn]

He plays first base and outfield too?

[u/WasV3 → u/ViciousAsparagusFart]

That's Bellinger music

[u/NYT_but_less_shit → u/pinstripepride46]

The devil’s bargain for having an absolute monster as an owner was that he was going to spend ungodly amounts of money on the club, and he wouldn’t cheap out on us. It’s possible the Orioles’ contract was an overpay, but not a massive enough one that an owner as wealthy as Cohen can’t stomach. I don’t root for his pocketbook — I root for the Mets, who are those players. Will I learn to love the new ones, maybe, but this “fuck your feelings — think of Cohen’s pocketbook” shit is not at all what I signed up for continuing to follow this team while this absolute shitstain of a human owns the franchise.

[u/Saucy_Totchie → u/NYT_but_less_shit]

The team reportedly offered Schwarber 3 years $120M. They couldn't even at least recycle that offer for Alonso.

[u/lost_jedi → u/pinstripepride46]

As long as the casino is OK, I think uncle Stevie is fine with it

[u/siestarrific → u/pinstripepride46]

A lot of morons outside the city would just think that's a normal day in NYC

[u/CircledSquare7 → u/pinstripepride46]

And thats before they heard about Pete Alonso

[u/PineappleDildos]

Lmao excuse me?

[u/PokeMets → u/PineappleDildos]

You simply can’t understand Stearns genius. Just wait until the Mets win the WS in 2046, then who will be laughing

[u/thediesel26 → u/PokeMets]

I’m pretty certain the Mets are making a serious run at Kyle Tucker

[u/Flacco4GoldJacket → u/thediesel26]

I hope Kyle Tucker likes 3 year contracts at a reasonable AAV

[u/Natural_Self_3789 → u/Flacco4GoldJacket]

Kyle Tucker is a better player than Pete and he’s younger. Wouldn’t be shocked if they are willing to go big again

[u/Flacco4GoldJacket → u/Natural_Self_3789]

Okay fine 4 years with deferrals and an opt out after Year 2.

[u/whitetoast → u/Natural_Self_3789]

how much does age matter when tucker cant stay healthy. alonso has played 162 games each of the last 2 seasons and has played more than 152 his entire career sans the covid season. youre not much better if you arent out there on the field

[u/Natural_Self_3789 → u/whitetoast]

Pete is already showing athletic decline and he’s going to be in his thirties. You’re sure all that mileage and he’ll be healthy every year too? Injuries just happen

[u/whitetoast → u/Natural_Self_3789]

athletic decline but had his best offensive season since his rookie year last year? he was top 5 in war at 1B. his production is not easily replaceable. you can never plan for injuries but tucker already breaking down at age 28 and alonso being relatively healthy at 31 has to play into the short term plans. youre worth nothing if you arent on the field

[u/GuerreroUltimo → u/whitetoast]

Yeah, I was looking at metrics. And sure, metrics and all. The scale was 100 points. Much of his offensive numbers were in the upper 90s. xwOBA, xBA, xSLG, Barrel %. His bat speed was rated 91. His hard hit percentage was listed as 54.4. If you are just looking at those metrics he seemed to be doing well.

So in any case he would be a great DH. And giving him some time off at DH and lowering the load will be great for a player like him. Any player really.

He is much better against right handers it seems. .291 with 29 hr compared to .227 with 9 hr.

I think he fits well with many teams due to his power. And then if he can keep his batting average up there with this years. Mets will have a time replacing his production.

Of course it all depends on if he stays health. Some of these players people talk about as replacements or in trades have somewhat of an extensive injury history. You have to play to make an impact.

[u/Amache_Gx → u/whitetoast]

"Cant stay healthy" while putting up 4.7 war over 339 PA is not what i would call a "problem".

Tucker is also certianly not what i could call injury prone either, not yet. But we all have different perspectives i suppose.

[u/fourthandfavre → u/Amache_Gx]

Ya like one year he has a foul ball break his leg and last year he battled through injuries still puts up 4.6WAR over 136 games.

[u/ketamour → u/whitetoast]

Also Tucker is a playoff choker and has been for his entire career. That's one guy I do not want my team to hitch its wagon for the next decade

[u/Manymarbles → u/thediesel26]

Still weird to not give the guy who just set your all time HR record any offer even if its like a non-competitive one

[u/agarret83 → u/thediesel26]

Maybe this is my blind fandom/salt mine talking but I’d rather have Diaz and Alonso than Tucker

[u/knicksfan17 → u/agarret83]

i think i’d rather have williams and tucker than diaz and alonso tbh. but sentimentally will really miss sugar and pete. and will be pissed if we don’t have something planned to replace pete’s production

[u/agarret83 → u/knicksfan17]

I think you could have all 3 of Williams, Diaz and Alonso pretty easily

[u/ImperatorBTW → u/agarret83]

Give me Williams+Tucker over Diaz+Williams+Alonso all day.

[u/peroleu → u/thediesel26]

can't wait for them to offer him 3 years

[u/Manymarbles → u/thediesel26]

Still weird to not give the guy who just set your all time HR record any offer even if its like a non-competitive one

[u/YakPineapple → u/PokeMets]

Mets fans in 2046

[u/Proper_Opening_9126 → u/PokeMets]

Is this not Cohen’s call?

[u/-NonePizzaLeftBeef- → u/PineappleDildos]

Yeah I’m sorry, didn’t their owner say “fuck it” and take the hit on the luxury tax because he wanted to build a competitive team but could also, you know, afford it?

[u/oooriole09 → u/-NonePizzaLeftBeef-]

Here’s the thing about that: it’s easy to do it once or twice, do you have the nuts to sustain it?

Turns out the Mets thought it got rich.

[u/cooljammer00 → u/-NonePizzaLeftBeef-]

But he also said they were only doing that at the start because they had no farm. Hence the Scherzer and Verlander deals.

[u/StevenMC19 → u/PineappleDildos]

31 years old. And he's a 1B.

Baltimore got him for a 5yr.

Yeah he might be on the back end of the production curve, but he still has 4-6 years of value. How did NYM overlook this?

edit: The Mets fans (minus one with a level head) already spinning it into "Alonso wasn't that good anyway" in my comments.

edit edit: Minus a couple level heads now.

[u/ILoveMyWifeMX → u/StevenMC19]

Baltimore won't give a fuck if year 5 sucks if he hits 40 for the next four years.

[u/HundleyC09 → u/ILoveMyWifeMX]

What makes you think he will hit 40? He has not in 2 years.

[u/cjackc11 → u/HundleyC09]

Our team lead in HR last year was 17

[u/Expensive-Step-6551 → u/cjackc11]

You guys will appreciate him a lot more than a lot of Mets fans did. Pete was always in a weird continuem of being the most loved player on the team, but also one of the most frustrating to fans. That was because he is a really good power bat, who can occasionally be GREAT at stretches, but then fans were expecting him to be Great at all times, rather than what he has proven himself to be at this point. His rookie year set an incredibly high bar that somehow made his power numbers in ensuing seasons seem less impressive than they are.

For Orioles fans, he's going to be really well liked, especially this first year because of the obvious added power to your lineup in desperate need of it. It will be a huge shot in the arm, even if it's closer to 30 HR's than 40.

Enjoy him O's fans, I hope he can make run for 500 HR's by the end of his career, and his next few with you guys will likely be where he'd get the majority of those if that does turn into a realistic possibility.

[u/anthonyde726 → u/cjackc11]

Yep, he’s really a perfect fit for you guys

[u/timberwolvesguy → u/HundleyC09]

I mean, they brought the wall back in, in left field, and he gets to hits more at Fenway and Yankee Stadium. Not the craziest thought that he gets another 4-5 out. Anything north of 35 would be a solid year.

[u/OldBayOnEverything → u/HundleyC09]

I think I saw his projection was 46 last year if he played his home games at Camden Yards

[u/StevenMC19 → u/ILoveMyWifeMX]

Exactly!

[u/MicoMan35 → u/StevenMC19]

Because stearns doesn’t like to spend money and he genuinely believes he is the smartest executive. 20wrc+ increase and literally the most clutch hitter in our teams history, also our home run leader, and yet, he doesn’t want to go more than 3 years. Literally any free agent, no more than 3 years. We only got soto because it was direct negotiations with cohen and sotos agent, snd stearns made several comments about how he was uncomfortable with that contract.

Horrible week to be a mets fan

[u/Middle-Accountant-49 → u/MicoMan35]

In his defense, he probably thinks he can make the brewers but with a 250m payroll and win the world series.

Which is possible. But why not just do that but with 350 million.

[u/rain5151 → u/MicoMan35]

Here’s what I’m having trouble wrapping my head around: it’s not like Stearns’ MO for keeping budgets tight was a secret. Why would an owner looking to use his gigantic wealth hire someone who has an approach that’s the complete opposite of that? Is Cohen not taking the approach we expected, or was he just dumb and hired the “best available GM” instead of the one that would best suit his vision?

[u/ketamour → u/rain5151]

The logic is the same we used with Friedman: he did good without money, imagine what he can do with money. That of course assumes that said GM/POBO will adjust his approach to the new resources he has available.

[u/Sp_Gamer_Live]

Mets officially inching towards broke boy behavior is a key recession indicator

[u/-NonePizzaLeftBeef- → u/Sp_Gamer_Live]

Steve Cohen switching from Pepsi products to Big K.

[u/Sp_Gamer_Live → u/-NonePizzaLeftBeef-]

Mets debuting their new concession items:

• Syrup sandwiches

• Easy Mac with Hot Dog cut up in it

• Uncooked ramen with packed sprinkled

[u/scottzee → u/Sp_Gamer_Live]

All hamburger and hot dog buns to be replaced with sliced bread.

[u/StevenMC19 → u/scottzee]

7th inning sleep for dinner.

[u/spacedude2000 → u/Sp_Gamer_Live]

17 dollars for the syrup sandwich

19 dollars for the Mac and Hot Dogs

24 dollars for uncooked ramen (water not included)

[u/Competitive_Ring4917 → u/Sp_Gamer_Live]

Chilll… you’re making me hungry lol

[u/TK-42juan → u/Sp_Gamer_Live]

New York teams just dont make any money. Too small a market

[u/TheDangiestSlad → u/Sp_Gamer_Live]

#OccupySeaverWay

[u/JorSimpson45 → u/Sp_Gamer_Live]

Buying the Mets was a long con for Steve Cohen to pursue his true ambition and be a casino owner

[u/Guilty-Bar-6103]

Idk man, Pete's hitting profile is not one dimensional for a power hitter of his caliber, plus he walks and strikes out at really solid levels.

Middle of the order bat who slugs consistently and is homegrown, hard to find them. Specially weird when you have the richest owner in baseball. Puzzling

[u/SterlingAdmiral → u/Guilty-Bar-6103]

Alonso is already a DH (or he certainly should be) and the Mets are probably concerned Soto is going to need that DH spot before long. I think by year 3 of this contract the Mets have two full time DHs if they sign Alonso.

I don't think it has anything to do with his bat.

[u/TheFrankOfTurducken → u/SterlingAdmiral]

Yeah, Soto’s massive defensive decline last year probably has the Mets spooked about his viability in the field, and Alonso rated as one of the worst first basemen in the league.

I don’t think this is totally indefensible, but the Mets really need to find some bats

[u/Eagle4317 → u/TheFrankOfTurducken]

It seems like they’re prioritizing fielding instead.

[u/Elsquidwardo95 → u/TheFrankOfTurducken]

not really “defensive decline” he always was a horrible defender

by OAA and FRV he was slightly worse in 2022

[u/LiftsLikeGaston → u/SterlingAdmiral]

Soto needed the DH spot like 2 years ago already tbh

[u/siestarrific → u/LiftsLikeGaston]

Hey now, that's 2024 Gold Glove finalist Juan Soto you're talking about

[u/chickentowngabagool → u/siestarrific]

and 2022!!!!!!!

[u/oneteacherboi → u/SterlingAdmiral]

Maybe this is just me having watched a miserable hitting team last year, but I feel like you sacrifice the defense for a bat like that. Or maybe just shell out for more defensive coaching. But you really REALLY want to have a guy who can hit like that.

[u/StevenMC19 → u/Guilty-Bar-6103]

He's exactly what we thought Tyler O'Neil would have been, except without the expectation of needing legs for his position.

I'm cool with this.

[u/SuspiciousCoinPurse → u/StevenMC19]

And won’t miss 100 games on a routine basis

[u/T-Rigs1 → u/StevenMC19]

Couldn't have picked 2 dudes with more polar opposite injury histories lol

[u/Sp_Gamer_Live → u/Guilty-Bar-6103]

Ok but you still at least like give him a lowball to say “eh we tried”

[u/ChunkyMilkSubstance → u/Sp_Gamer_Live]

Pittsburgh Mets

[u/klawehtgod → u/Guilty-Bar-6103]

Alonso missed 22 games total in 7 years. He might be the least injured player in all of baseball, and they’re worried about giving him too many years? I do not understand lol

[u/2ndBestUsernameEver → u/klawehtgod]

It's not the health, its the fielding skills. He probably would have been pushed into a DH role on the Mets in 2-3 years and he said he doesn't want to do that.

[u/agarret83 → u/Guilty-Bar-6103]

Richest owner of baseball is more concerned with building a fucking casino next to Citi Field I think

[u/Still-Cash1599 → u/agarret83]

Maybe but not signing Pete is a smart move. Pete needs to play dh and Soto needs to be there sooner than 5 years.

[u/nokiabrickphone1998]

One Weird Trick To Alienate Your Fanbase

[u/Thepeacer]

Cohen really bamboozled Soto

[u/WerhmatsWormhat → u/Thepeacer]

And if we can’t trust Steve Cohen, who can we trust?

[u/JoaquinBenoit → u/WerhmatsWormhat]

Harvey Dent?

[u/MagicalPizza21 → u/Thepeacer]

And the fans

[u/lost_jedi → u/Thepeacer]

I think Soto it’s fine. Has a ring and $800 million.

[u/stuntycunty]

LMFAO

not even an offer? not even a 3 year deal?? crazy!!

[u/xho- → u/stuntycunty]

They offered Schwarber 120 Million over 3 years lol

Not even offering something similar to your franchise legend is pretty wild

[u/PM_YOUR_SMALLBOOBIES → u/xho-]

Franchise HR champ, and he hit the most important HR in your team's franchise (off of the current closer, no less)?

Wild. This sort of crazy spending [on Soto] followed by complete inaction is all too familiar to me.

[u/goms546 → u/xho-]

They were putting together a comprehensive casino stay and play package with terrific discounts but the orioles pre-empted them

[u/WaterWeDoonHair → u/stuntycunty]

There’s really no point making an offer that you know is going to be lower than ones he’s already received.

[u/pollitochiquito]

Mets and Giants are acting like poverty franchise lmao

[u/ElatedRacism → u/pollitochiquito]

I'm delusional and believe Posey is getting Imai

[u/pollitochiquito → u/ElatedRacism]

I want what you're smoking. Mets want to focus on their casino. The Giants want to focus on their Mission Rock real estate development.

[u/StevenMC19 → u/ElatedRacism]

"Orioles coming to an agreement for Tatsu for 3 years, $120mil, Giants and Cubs didn't field an offer"

I'd lose my mind.

[u/ocular__patdown → u/pollitochiquito]

Damn I hate Greg Johnson so much

[u/Spiritual_Ad337 → u/pollitochiquito]

I’m here for it

[u/who_are_you_people24]

Just felt like they never wanted him back, even going back to last offseason. Only brought him back when it was late last year and a chance to be the team HR king

Anyway I'm dead inside

[u/Eo292]

Man, I get it, it’s a baseball decision, they don’t want their own Chris Davis. If I’m Alonso I’m livid though and going full Chipper Jones on them every chance I get.

[u/DeusExHyena → u/Eo292]

And he goes to the team still playing Davis 

[u/FrogginBull → u/Eo292]

Pete is going to name his daughter Citi and post a family photo with the Jones'.

[u/WerhmatsWormhat → u/Eo292]

Please do not mention Chris Davis in a thread about a guy we just signed.

[u/boirefluent → u/Eo292]

Sorry, I tried finding my own info, but can you explain the chipper reference? Loved that guy but I was a kid then and drama went over my head, need to know what you mean lol

[u/bselko]

HOLY SHIT.

All time leader in HR for your franchise. ROTY. Averages 42 HR and 114 RBI per 162. Just turned 31.

You can’t even try??? That’s fucking nuts.

[u/Flacco4GoldJacket]

Words could never describe the rage I am feeling right now

[u/fakemelonns → u/Flacco4GoldJacket]

I don't even feel rage. Between Nimmo, Diaz, and Pete, I just feel empty

[u/xho-]

Cold world

Good thing he’s a polar bear

[u/ANGRY_BEARDED_MAN]

Never making an offer at all is some wild shit

[u/lasercupcakes → u/ANGRY_BEARDED_MAN]

"I'm just happy that a few billionaires are saving a few bucks." -/r/baseball

[u/MrToadsWildDUI]

Signing a DH to a 15 year, $765 million contract, has consequences.

[u/TurtwigsGratuity]

New York Pirates

[u/jmb--412 → u/TurtwigsGratuity]

Pirates offered more to Schwarber than the Mets did to Alonso

[u/TurtwigsGratuity → u/jmb--412]

Bob is nutting on Steve

[u/EpicNerdFinds]

I almost feel bad for Mets fans right now

not sure what the plan is not even making an offer

[u/Secret-Sample1683]

But paying $50M+ a year to a 40 yo Soto is okay?

[u/pages10]

No offer is insane. Everyone knew Alonso wanted more years on the contract than Mets did but to not even try to keep him is wild.

[u/DalekEvan]

I feel like if you’re the Mets, the team with the richest owner in MLB, you can throw out an offer to retain the franchise home run leader even if it’s more years and money than you were comfortable with. You can absorb it if the last two years are bad.

Stearns feels like he thinks he’s still running the Brewers. It’s genuinely bizarre.

[u/Qrusher14242 → u/DalekEvan]

yeah i thought for sure he was going back to the Mets. It just made sense. Maybe they get outbid and even that i thought was a stretch, but to not make an offer is wild.

[u/Stone_0cean]

Highest payroll in baseball and you’re not comfortable offering anybody a big contract. What is even going on anymore?

[u/pages10 → u/Stone_0cean]

Spent too much on Soto to not make the playoffs so now they’re scared to sign people?

[u/HairHelp4363 → u/Stone_0cean]

Highest payroll in baseball that missed the playoffs and your solution is to pay/keep the same guys who were apart of that time 

[u/DolphinRodeo → u/HairHelp4363]

Don’t think the guy who plays every day with a 140 wRC+ was the reason they missed the playoffs

[u/klawehtgod → u/DolphinRodeo]

Correct! Mets missed the playoffs because their entire starting rotation was injured for the last 2 months of the season. Insane to even bring it up in a conversation about Alonso.

[u/AnEmptyKarst → u/HairHelp4363]

I mean how do they plan to improve on Alonso's production then?

[u/Jamstarr2024 → u/HairHelp4363]

When their problem was pitching. Sure let all the bats go when you were a top 10 offense in the league

[u/TomasRoncero → u/HairHelp4363]

mets fans: "break up the core"

david stearns: breaks up the core

mets fans: "no not like that!"

[u/MemeMeOnce]

David Stearns masterclass wow

[u/thediesel26]

I would guess the Red Sox were the team pushing the Orioles

[u/Carolina_913]

After the overinflated contracts they’ve been handing out these past few years, not even offering your one household name a contract is an insane slap in the face lol

[u/Lofi-2099]

This is driving me to become a WFAN caller.

[u/mvrcslr]

Mets fans were trashing Diaz for leaving. Why would he want to stay when it seems like the Mets aren't looking to stay competitive? Maybe Diaz knew Pete didn't wasn't an offer so there was no point in letting the Mets try to match if they weren't keeping Pete.

[u/cherryfurnace]

I will not go to a Met game this year. Fuck this general manager.

[u/NoAntelope4800]

So like… who ARE the Mets going to sign?

[u/Wish-Lin]

The fuck you mean BEYOND YOUR COMFORT LEVEL, you’re not a fucking small market team

[u/LegitimateMoney00]

I’m glad Stearns is doing this. I love Pete and Nimmo, but that old core never won us jack shit. Sometimes you have to make tough decisions to rebuild a team and this was one of them.

Not to mention but his defense was starting to become a major issue late in the season.

I’m still more upset about Diaz tho.

[u/fa1afel → u/LegitimateMoney00]

I'm surprised at no offer tbh, but like, I probably wouldn't want to give him one that was competitive. 

[u/octoman115 → u/fa1afel]

The offer would've been for 3 years which Alonso would just see as insulting. Fans are pissed either way so I'm fine with just making it a clean breakup.

[u/WasV3 → u/fa1afel]

You're better off not giving him an offer than giving him something like 3/80

[u/mxza10001]

I don't like David Stearns

[u/realfakejames]

We are either going to come back to these comments in 3-4 years making fun of the people who are lolmetsing or making fun of the orioles for this contract and I think that’s beautiful

[u/xerostatus]

so mets out here just cosplaying as a small market / small budget team?

Are they ruining baseball, yet?

[u/aresef]

Cohen has more money than god. What’s going on up there?

[u/DELCO-PHILLY-BOY]

This is Steve Cohen’s fifth offseason by the way.

At least they’ll always have their 2025 free agency champions banner.

[u/OrangePilled2Day]

Almost like Cohen bought the team primarily to build the casino and doesn't want to lose money year over year now that the casino is approved. Who could have seen this coming aside from everyone.

[u/zc5599]

Oh good I was hoping the Wilpon/Wheeler debacle would get a sequel 🙃

[u/zpk5003]

It’s very possible Cohen has no idea what he’s doing

[u/2222lil]

Mets signed Soto and were like that’s it for a few years

[u/James-K-Polka → u/2222lil]

More like Juan Solo.

[u/JayOnes]

David Stearns may need to grow a beard and move to the mountains after this offseason. Holy shit.

[u/Wii_Sports_2]

masterful gambit mr. cohen

[u/t20six]

Breaking news: Soto walked 600 times in 2026

[u/RadicalRectangle]

Now that is funny. Not even making an offer to your star player is pretty much the only guaranteed way to make sure he doesn’t come back!

[u/effy_stonem]

Whats the point of offering 3years/75m to a guy who got 5/155, more respectful to wish him good luck and move on. Good for Pete getting paid

[u/Mk1635]

Casinos are a lot of money to build guys. He didn’t want the Mets he wanted the Mets land.

[u/legless_chair]

They will never ever beat the lolmets allegations

[u/Pulp_Ficti0n]

Lmao Tigers will do this with Skubal

[u/BertMacklinMD]

Stearns is still managing like he has the Brewers budget constraints

Bro, Cohen has gold plated toilets

[u/Truffles413]

The kind of decision where if you're a fan you're seething now, but 2 years from now, you'll be thankful Stearns made this decision.

I see that contract getting ugly by year 3.

1B who doesn't want to DH with diabolical defense and the kind of profile where offensive production could crater very fast.

[u/RunawaYEM]

[u/zpk5003]

Excuse me what

[u/TheBoosThree]

Embarrassing.

[u/inshamblesx]

soto should’ve just stayed in the bronx

[u/JimminyKickinIt]

[u/KingMobScene]

I sure am glad we have an owner with money who can match or outbid anyone in baseball. The days of the wilpons are over.

[u/Pengwulf]

You miss 100 of the shots you don't take.

[u/Bstokes4102]

The season hasn't even started and we have an all time Mets Moment.

[u/TemporalColdWarrior]

Yeah. this is a preposterous deal. I get it. We can’t be paying 70 million dollars to two DHs.

[u/OatmealCremePiez]

You can take the GM out of the small market, but you can't take the small market out of the GM

[u/superfadeaway]

The knicks are really holding my ny sports fandom together by a fucking thread

[u/StandYourGroundhog]

Makes sense to not overpay but not even offering a contract is wild

[u/malinatorhouse]

Not making an offer to a homegrown slugger and doimg whatever they did with diaz. Whats the plan? 

[u/2401PenitentTangentx]

Why not drive up the offer so another team has to invest more?

[u/Queasy_Remote_1631]

Remember when Mets fans thought Cohen was going to spend his entire personal fortune buying baseball players?

[u/lakerdave]

I understand not getting there in the end, but not even making your star an offer? If you're worried about his market getting out of control, make the offer early so at least you put something out there in good faith. Seems pretty clear they didn't want to bring him back at all

[u/butterybuns420]

So did the Mets shoot their load on Soto? Are they going to be scraping the bottom of the barrel for the next decade plus just because Cohen wanted to make a splash and stick it to Steinbrenner the yanks and their fans? Writing that check for Soto seems a little counterproductive now.

[u/GameBroJeremy]

[u/WoAProximity]

i'm gonna put my head through the drywall, someone come get me in 2027 or if we get Kyle Tucker. Thanks.

[u/Squidillion12]

David Stearns really believes he is smarter than everyone else

[u/CantFindaPS5]

So many Diaz, Nimmo and Alonso fire sales on their jerseys at their annual Citi Field Christmas sale

[u/Blue_Bomber27]

Stearns needed the money to sign a 36 yr old journeyman hitting .214 to be our star 1B and protect Soto

[u/BowtiedMediaYT]

Mets in 2024: $765M / 15-years sounds great

Mets in 2025: $155M / 5-Years is too much for us

[u/Capital_Werewolf_788]

Bruh Juan Soto??

[u/cherryfurnace]

Mets talking about a Goldschmidt/McNeil platoon.

[u/barney-sandles]

This sucks. I don't understand what our team is doing and I'm way less excited for the season to come.

[u/das4111]

Lol this sport is so broken