Ag_07 said:

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So we renewed our girls Astros Buddies membership to throw have some Astros swag to throw under the tree and this was included.




Thanks Jim

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AustinCountyAg said:

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Yankees DFA'd our local boy this afternoon. Has put up solid numbers past two years and would fit in well in the bullpen. We know how dusty likes his left handed relievers…

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Ag_07 said:

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So we renewed our girls Astros Buddies membership to throw have some Astros swag to throw under the tree and this was included.




Thanks Jim

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AustinCountyAg said:

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Yankees DFA'd our local boy this afternoon. Has put up solid numbers past two years and would fit in well in the bullpen. We know how dusty likes his left handed relievers…

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If I recall correctly, isn't he the king of soft contact?

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AustinCountyAg said:

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Beat40 said:

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AustinCountyAg said:

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Yankees DFA'd our local boy this afternoon. Has put up solid numbers past two years and would fit in well in the bullpen. We know how dusty likes his left handed relievers…

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If I recall correctly, isn't he the king of soft contact?

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Led the league. Also in top of league in spin rate for several of his pitches. Not throwing hard but it can't be squared up.

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I don't think the Giants were idiots.

13 years was insane

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God, Cohen looks like such a putz. I bet he's eating up all this celebrity sports adulation. It would be a mighty shame if the long knives of the NY press came out if the Mets stumble at all. I mean that would be a damn shame, wouldn't it.

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Ag_07 said:

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So we renewed our girls Astros Buddies membership to throw have some Astros swag to throw under the tree and this was included.




Thanks Jim

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Eso si, Que es said:

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God, Cohen looks like such a putz. I bet he's eating up all this celebrity sports adulation. It would be a mighty shame if the long knives of the NY press came out if the Mets stumble at all. I mean that would be a damn shame, wouldn't it.

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Can someone explain to me why you guys are so concerned with a guy spending money that is not yours, on a team you don't care to support? No one has yet to answer me this. What alternative did he have but to spend? I doubt most of you know what the roster situation was this offseason. Further, I doubt most, if anyone here knows the farm situation. He has what amounts to basically unlimited resources, but he isn't allowed to make his team better? How many of you would do the same if you were in his position?

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It is a relevant conversation about a team spending $500 million per season on payroll in an industry with a soft cap of $230 million.

"Soft Cap"...no

The guy will have $111M tax bill in 2023 ( which is higher than approx 10 franchises entire payrolls

This is the start of his third year of ownership, he wants to win, and has the resources to field a competitive team. To put the tax bill in perspective. This $111M tax bill for him is the equivalent of a $660 dollar tax bill for someone with a net worth of $100,000.

The guy is spending $150M per year more than the most expensive payroll in North American history.

He chooses to spend to field a competitive team. Others could as well, but choose not to. They treat it as a business, while Cohen treats the Mets as a tax write off / hobby.

The guy is handing out deals that are significantly longer than market value and changing the landscape of player contracts in our favorite sport.

Incorrect

Judge: 9/360
Bogarts: 11/280
Turner: 11/300
Rodon: 6/162
deGrom: 5/185

This is the way it is done now to keep the AAV lower. It is pure manipulation for CBT purposes, nothing more. There are a number of other deals that are stretched out as well, but they are not as massive as these deals.

The guy is changing the paradigm of not having a well run franchise to be competitive, just buy talent and force your competitors to do the same, driving prices even higher.

This is not what he is doing. The Mets have been terribly ran for the last 3 decades. Previous ownership did not invest anything in the organization, especially after the Madoff situation. His long term vision is his to have a balance of young guys and veterans. That is not feasible right now. While the payroll will always be near the top, it will not remain where it is now.

It is newsworthy event that will potentially change baseball forever. When one person spends north of $850M in a single offseason, it merits discussion.

Fair, but what exactly should he have done? Sign Sign AAAA players to just get through the next couple of years and hope that the farm players develop? If this is the path he would have gone down, he would have been blasted by everyone, including Met fans. The way he is doing it he his only getting blasted by 65% of baseball fans. What would you do if you were in his position? What would you want the Astros to do if they were in the Mets position? No need to answer, you would want them to do the exact same thing.

And finally, the money he spends will force other teams to spend more and every dollar spent will have to be defrayed by rising costs to attend games or purchase streaming options to view games. While you may see him as spending his money, most of us are intelligent enough to know we ultimately pay the player's salary. He is investing his money to improve the value of his franchise. We are spending our money to consume his product. Ipso facto, he is spending our money

I understood most of this, and agree to an extent. In most cases this is true, not in the Mets case. Again, this is his hobby, he is losing money with this payroll, which he openly admitted. I would venture to guess concessions, merchandise etc is on par with every other player / team in MLB. Example, deGrom jerseys are selling for $195. "He is spending our money.." How much of his $18B fortune did you contribute to?

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Ag_07 said:

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Holy crap maybe that's what this is!!

It came in an envelope addressed to me the same day that the buddies arrived so I just assumed it was part of all that.

That's makes an even better story.

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Jackal99 said:

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Ag_07 said:

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Holy crap maybe that's what this is!!

It came in an envelope addressed to me the same day that the buddies arrived so I just assumed it was part of all that.

That's makes an even better story.

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I think maybe that's it. I got my son's Buddies stuff yesterday and got this in a separate envelope. I don't even remember who this is, but my son being an autograph collector says, "I'll take it!"

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https://www.mlb.com/news/james-mccann-orioles-trade?partnerId=zh-20221222-789450-mlb-1-A
We should have done this deal

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