Yes, I'm sure about that. I think the Red Sox are still paying Manny and the Mets are still paying Bonilla. Do you see them in the tax numbers?
That's always been the case.
I don't think Sale's or Price's contracts should have affected the decision. Price, Eovaldi and JDM are all off the books after next year.
I'm repeating myself, but I just don't think they wanted to go as high as Mookie was asking.
I'm still sorry to see Mookie go.
But Chaim Bloom is the freakin' man. Getting a good return on that deal, and instantly turning us into a team with good pitching. Amazing.
I'm only half-serious.
Right now, though, old school Mets fans can only see a guy that signed a $341 million extension that doesn't even start until next year, and is hitting .203 on a team struggling to score runs.
I think Dave Dombrowski's biggest asset is that he is a very good evaluator of baseball talent.
His biggest detriment is probably that he tends to focus on the most expensive talent.
There's a certain breed of "fan" who thinks anything less than winning by something like 8-1, with no mistakes in the field or on the bases, is not good enough.
Based on the numbers for the last 3 seasons, Lindor may already be in serious decline as a hitter.
And his extension doesn't even start until next year!