The Astros have offered Alex Bregman “around” six years $156M, but he wants a deal closer to $200M, per @brianmctaggart pic.twitter.com/ckTyZ8v0fw
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) December 5, 2024
Farmer1906 said:
Everyone starting to report this like this is new news when it came out a week or more ago. Ketch dropped this like 2-3 weeks ago.The Astros have offered Alex Bregman “around” six years $156M, but he wants a deal closer to $200M, per @brianmctaggart pic.twitter.com/ckTyZ8v0fw
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) December 5, 2024
Guys make the choices that are best for them. I'm not going to be mad at a player who leaves for more money. I'm also not going to be mad at the Astros because what they offered him was fair.Mr.Bond said:
When Bregman leaves the only anger from astros fans should be pointed at him and not the front office.They gave a very fair competitive offer to try to retain him
txags92 said:
I would be interested to see how the taxes work out going somewhere like New York or LA for $200 million when compared to staying in Texas for $156 Million. I bet the difference is not as much as you would think.
txags92 said:
I would be interested to see how the taxes work out going somewhere like New York or LA for $200 million when compared to staying in Texas for $156 Million. I bet the difference is not as much as you would think.
texasaggie2015 said:
$20M is an insane amount of money. I'm not leaving $20M on the table just to make sure I don't make a bunch of fans upset. I'm making sure my future generations are well taken care of…assuming the situation I'm walking into is good for my family.
Well on $200 million with half your games played in CA, it is $13-15 million at least. So not chump change.Ag_07 said:txags92 said:
I would be interested to see how the taxes work out going somewhere like New York or LA for $200 million when compared to staying in Texas for $156 Million. I bet the difference is not as much as you would think.
It's irrelevant as far as these players are concerned. Not even worth discussing
I don't honestly expect it him to stay for less, but I do expect him to regret leaving for more if it isn't to play for a team with a chance to do more than sniff the playoffs from a distance. Correa and Springer can probably talk to him about how bad it sucks to lose more games than you win and to be watching baseball on TV in October instead of playing. Bregman strikes me as the type to be competitive enough that he will be miserable playing for a mediocre team.htxag09 said:
According to this board the Astros run is over, they're not contending, and the management is in shambles....
Yet you expect Bregman to take less money to stay with us....
txags92 said:I don't honestly expect it him to stay for less, but I do expect him to regret leaving for more if it isn't to play for a team with a chance to do more than sniff the playoffs from a distance. Correa and Springer can probably talk to him about how bad it sucks to lose more games than you win and to be watching baseball on TV in October instead of playing. Bregman strikes me as the type to be competitive enough that he will be miserable playing for a mediocre team.htxag09 said:
According to this board the Astros run is over, they're not contending, and the management is in shambles....
Yet you expect Bregman to take less money to stay with us....
texasaggie2015 said:
$20M is an insane amount of money. I'm not leaving $20M on the table just to make sure I don't make a bunch of fans upset. I'm making sure my future generations are well taken care of…assuming the situation I'm walking into is good for my family.
My question for him would be what can he do for his family with $200 million that he can't do with $156 million?texasaggie2015 said:
Building a legacy with a franchise is really important to him personally but I know priorities have changed since he started a family. I think he ultimately does what's best for them- which could very well be staying here in Houston for all I know.
As far as whether the Astros would up their offer- I honestly don't know. I doubt it but that's just my guess. Things have been really quiet overall.
txags92 said:My question for him would be what can he do for his family with $200 million that he can't do with $156 million?texasaggie2015 said:
Building a legacy with a franchise is really important to him personally but I know priorities have changed since he started a family. I think he ultimately does what's best for them- which could very well be staying here in Houston for all I know.
As far as whether the Astros would up their offer- I honestly don't know. I doubt it but that's just my guess. Things have been really quiet overall.
Project Gemini said:
People posting here like $20-44m is throw away money, lol.
