Juan soto is a met
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Im a huge giants fan. im sad that posey couldn't sign him because he would be a great help, but I don't think we would have been willing to pay almost 800 million for just one player until 2040. I haven't even seen any reports on the giants meeting with him.
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@dbub_PSN said in Juan soto is a met:
Just glad he's not a Yankee or Dodger.
THANK GOD HES NOT A DODGER
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@blu_birdie43_PSN said in Juan soto is a met:
Im a huge giants fan. im sad that posey couldn't sign him because he would be a great help, but I don't think we would have been willing to pay almost 800 million for just one player until 2040. I haven't even seen any reports on the giants meeting with him.
Also a big Giants fan. The reports I'd seen seemed to indicate the Giants didn't really have him in their plans. But he's not the only player out there and from the looks of things, Buster Posey is heading down a good path starting with the signing of Willy Adames. (Still can't believe Posey's behind a desk now instead of being behind the plate only a few years ago.)
@blu_birdie43_PSN said in Juan soto is a met:
@dbub_PSN said in Juan soto is a met:
Just glad he's not a Yankee or Dodger.
THANK GOD HES NOT A DODGER
And yes. Thank the Lord he's not a Dodger. Or a Yankee. Though having him in the National League is bad enough.
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@beatlesnews_PSN said in Juan soto is a met:
Or a Yankee
I honestly wouldn't mind if he went back to the yankees
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I thought i would be more upset about him leaving than i am really. The more i think about it, hes a defensive liability, he's not a threat on the bases. The Mets really paid 50 million a year for a DH. yeah he'll help the next few years but once he hits his mid 30s halfway through the contract and Father Time catches up to him, they'll be paying 50 million a year for subpar numbers.
Hal just showed he was willing to throw ridiculous amounts of money at one guy....he needs to keep that checkbook open and keep that same energy for every other name on the market now.
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I have a feeling the money isn't going to be worth nearly what it is today in about five years. So it probably isn't an overpay. Also the Mets are not going to be hamstrung by it even if it does turn out to be a sour deal because the owner seems to have plenty of it.
I am a Dodger fan and the only reason I wanted him was because it makes fans of other teams sad.
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@theBlindRhino_PSN in five years somebody is gonna get paid a billion for the next 20 years.
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@beatlesnews_PSN said in Juan soto is a met:
@blu_birdie43_PSN said in Juan soto is a met:
Im a huge giants fan. im sad that posey couldn't sign him because he would be a great help, but I don't think we would have been willing to pay almost 800 million for just one player until 2040. I haven't even seen any reports on the giants meeting with him.
Also a big Giants fan. The reports I'd seen seemed to indicate the Giants didn't really have him in their plans. But he's not the only player out there and from the looks of things, Buster Posey is heading down a good path starting with the signing of Willy Adames. (Still can't believe Posey's behind a desk now instead of being behind the plate only a few years ago.)
@blu_birdie43_PSN said in Juan soto is a met:
@dbub_PSN said in Juan soto is a met:
Just glad he's not a Yankee or Dodger.
THANK GOD HES NOT A DODGER
And yes. Thank the Lord he's not a Dodger. Or a Yankee. Though having him in the National League is bad enough.
It's not that big a deal. The Mets WAY overpaid for him and contract size doesn't improve a player's talent level. If anything, a huge contract actually lowers a players productivity due to the pressures of performing up to the gargantuan contract value, or because the player relaxes having earned his big pay day.
Think of it this way. Two years ago, Matt Olson belted 54 homers, drove in 139 RBI, scored 127 runs, and earned an OPS of .993.
Last season, Juan Soto's career was: 41 homers, 109 RBI, 128 runs scored, and an OPS of .989.
Moreover, Olson plays a much harder defensive position at first base and has earned two Gold Glove awards. His defensive range factor per game was 7.96 two seasons ago and improved to 8.42 last season. His two GC years were 9.18 and 8.76. So, he's not far off those two high water marks. Juan Soto is a below average defensive outfielder. Last season, it was only 2.33, and the year before that an even lower 2.06. To put into perspective, a Gold Glove earning outfielder's RF/G would be about 2.96.
In short, Matt Olson earns $15 million a season. He produces better offensive numbers year in and year out than does Soto, and is a much better defensive player playing a much more difficult defensive position.
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@Easy_Duhz_It__PSN said in Juan soto is a met:
I thought i would be more upset about him leaving than i am really. The more i think about it, hes a defensive liability, he's not a threat on the bases. The Mets really paid 50 million a year for a DH. yeah he'll help the next few years but once he hits his mid 30s halfway through the contract and Father Time catches up to him, they'll be paying 50 million a year for subpar numbers.
Kind of the same thing with Ohtani. Big money for declining numbers as he gets older.
