Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2024.12.08)

By: Donnie Walsh

Donnie Walsh — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 06:50:16 +0000

He makes $10,000,000 less per year than Jaylen Brown, seems matchable to me. George rolls over in his grave once again.

By: JK47

JK47 — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 05:34:55 +0000

2B and CF both have stopgap veterans holding down the fort with some interesting prospects in the high minors waiting in the wings to possibly take those jobs. In CF the Mets have Siri and Taylor who are both light hitting plus defenders, and the two top position player prospects in Jett Williams and Drew Gilbert in the high minors both hopefully returning from injury plagued seasons. Both of those guys are strong prospects and Gilbert in particular is close to MLB. Prospects don’t always pan out, but those two both are intriguing options in center.

At 2B you have McNeil returning, and he played very well in the second half last year. In the high minors you have Acuna, Jett Williams again, and the returning Ronny Mauricio. Brett Baty I’m assuming will be traded, as some other clubs have shown interest in him.

By: ras

ras — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 05:00:33 +0000

Alas, the Mets still have work to do. Starting pitching is not great. 2B could use an upgrade. What will it cost to keep Pete, or is it even worth it? CF is not perfect.

I’m fine seeing if Acuna can be as good as he showed at the end of the season. But I would like for him to earn that 2B spot. I wonder if getting an upgrade at 3rd like Bregman and moving Vientos to DH or 1B would work?

By: ras

ras — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 04:54:59 +0000

It’s really the Dodgers that broke the market. They had 3 recent MVPs in the top of their lineup and were looking for more. If Cohen wants to compete, he has to keep up.

This. Everyone will blame Cohen, but he’s just responding to the filthy spending that the Dodgers have engaged in the past 2-3 years.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 04:53:43 +0000

Alas, the Mets still have work to do. Starting pitching is not great. 2B could use an upgrade. What will it cost to keep Pete, or is it even worth it? CF is not perfect.

By: ras

ras — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 04:53:24 +0000

They were in such a rare position of having all that money freed up right when a generational player became available.

Maybe I am drinking the Kool Aid right now, but I think the plan was always to sync that $45M of Verlander/Scherzer money for when Soto would enter free agency. The Mets have been in on him even back in his last season with the Washington when it was clear Nationals management was looking to trade him because of his contract demands.

By: JK47

JK47 — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 04:47:10 +0000

The Mets had so much money coming off the books. They were in the perfect position for this. They ate $45M of Verlander/Scherzer money this year and still made a deep playoff run. Soto just fills that salary slot.

They were in such a rare position of having all that money freed up right when a generational player became available.

By: ras

ras — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 04:45:36 +0000

Hubert, you are spitting straight fire tonight.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 04:45:07 +0000

Nothing really surprising here. There was never any indication that Soto/Boras had any special allegiance to the Yanks. They were going for the most money and Cohen is the richest owner by far in baseball. He has 4X more wealth than Steinbrenner. He was not going to get outbid unless it was something absolutely insane. Even though there are no deferments, you can squint and see Ohtani money in the neighborhood.

It’s really the Dodgers that broke the market. They had 3 recent MVPs in the top of their lineup and were looking for more. If Cohen wants to compete, he has to keep up.

And Stearns seems like just the right guy to pick up value regardless of price paid. Mendoza seems like a player-friendly manager. Citi Field is awesome.

Good times for Mets fans!

By: hubert

hubert — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 04:44:43 +0000

The crazy thing is they thought that was going to work!!! They actually believed bc they are the Yankees that it would just be fine. What those dumb fuckers don’t get is you have to act like the Yankees to be the Yankees. If you bring a loser like Aaron Boone back year after year, you’re not the Yankees. If you bring back Anthony Rizzo instead of signing Freddie Freeman, you’re not the Yankees. If Manny Machado and Bryce Harper are available and you say “nah, we’re good”, you’re not the fucking Yankees. And if you purposefully submit a lower bid than the Mets for your best player, you are definitely not the New York Yankees.