The Tatis extension

[smg58]

The Padres just gave Fernando Tatis Jr. a 14-year, $340M extension that will keep him in San Diego until he's 35. The deal is completely unprecedented for somebody with as little experience as Tatis, but I don't think there is any doubt that it's a win for San Diego IF he stays healthy. I'm sure Jean Soto and Ronald Acuna are following this story closely.



And I know the Mets have taken a lot of public flack for trading Jared Kelenic, but I really hope the White Sox enjoyed their 2 1/2 seasons of 0 total WAR they got from James Shields.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I remember when there were rumors that the Mets might trade Syndergaard for Tatis.

[smg58]

And we were all against it at the time. So much of successful GMing comes down to knowing which prospects (both yours and around the league) are overvalued and which are undervalued.

[Edgy MD]

I don't remember this rumor or being for it or against it.



Good for the Padres. Good for Tatis. I hope it's a happy marriage.



I wonder how early Pete Alonso's agent got up this morning.

[G-Fafif]

FT Jr.'s son-of-a-Met status should mandate he takes it easy on us.

[Edgy MD]

That same principle should lead Patrick Mahomes to pull his punches against the Jets.

[Benjamin Grimm]

From November 2018:



https://sny.tv/articles/noah-syndergaard-trade-talks-update-padres-say-no-to-mets-on-fernando-tatis-jrNoah Syndergaard trade talks update: Padres say no to Mets on Fernando Tatis Jr.

Andy Martino wrote: The Mets and Padres have been talking for weeks about a Noah Syndergaard trade, and now we have our first specific tidbit: San Diego has told the Mets that top infield prospect Fernando Tatis Jr. is untouchable, according to major league sources.

And here's where we talk about it: http://archives.thecranepool.net/27500/f1_t27536.shtmlLet's huddle here and talk... Syndergaard

[G-Fafif]

Edgy MD wrote: That same principle should lead Patrick Mahomes to pull his punches against the Jets.

Chiefs-Mets have a non-aggression pact.

[Frayed Knot]

Judging by the Jets recent run of "success", I'd say they appear to have a non-aggression pact with most teams ... just not necessarily a mutual one.

[A Boy Named Seo]

His fangraphs WAR:dollars was $29M in 2019 and $23.1M in the abbreviated 2020. It's a lot of risk, but I feel like both parties are gonna be pretty happy with this deal.

[metsmarathon]

wowzers.



that shields trade. yikes. i mean, they were still in the playoff race at that point, but with a ~30% chance at making the playoffs. they were already in the middle of a fade having dropped out of first place a month earlier, i think. but then started fading and kept fading HARD after the trade. probably a deal they'd like to have back.



in our own hindsight, yeah, maybe trading noah for tatis woulda been ok to do. my kid would've been sad, though. and we probably wouldn't have just gotten lindor, so there's that. i'm just glad we didn't send syndy to the yanks.



back to tatis. yah, this is an incredibly early extension for a very young player with so little track record and for an really long time. but holy cow does this look like a thing that'll work out well for both parties. i hope to hell it's a ridiculous steal for the padres, because that'll mean that they've got a massive supernova of a star on their hands. good for them. and for tatis, too!

[Lefty Specialist]

Ay caramba. They'll be paying him until 2035, which is when the Mets finally stop paying Bobby Bonilla.



There's no way this works out well for the Padres in the long run. 14 years is ridiculous. At some point they'll be a rebuilding team and this will look even more ridiculous.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Ay caramba. They'll be paying him until 2035, which is when the Mets finally stop paying Bobby Bonilla. There's no way this works out well for the Padres in the long run. 14 years is ridiculous. At some point they'll be a rebuilding team and this will look even more ridiculous.

I don't know. He *just* turned 22 and his first two seasons have been sensational. They can maybe get 10 years (!!!) of elite production at $24M AAV. I think that could make the "down years" easier to stomach.