We're gonna be talking about Aaron Judge

[Benjamin Grimm]

David Ortiz says the Mets should give him $50 million per year for the next five or six years.

• https://www.nj.com/yankees/2022/10/red-sox-legend-thinks-mets-should-throw-record-money-at-yankees-aaron-judge.htmlRed Sox legend thinks Mets should throw record money at Yankees' Aaron Judge

(David Ortiz doesn't have any decision-making role with the Mets, does he?)

[Edgy MD]

Two things I feel leery about chasing are power and size. Fairly or unfairly, I associate both with rapid declines.

[Lefty Specialist]

Not seeing it, Papi. I think the Yanx will break the bank to bring him back.

[Centerfield]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Not seeing it, Papi. I think the Yanx will break the bank to bring him back.

Agree. But I'd be happy to drive up that price.



As I'm sure they will be with deGrom.

[smg58]

These aren't those Yankees. My money is on him going some place else.



You can't expect a duplicate of this season. But the Mets can use another power bat and, well, he has one. I'd start at 6 and 250.

[Frayed Knot]

Turns 31 in April

[whippoorwill]

I feel the same about Judge that I do about deGrom….don't put all your spending $$$ in one guy

[Ceetar]

my worry is that Judge is the big splash showy acquisition that Cohen seemingly loves.

[Gwreck]

=Ceetar post_id=111674 time=1666304621 user_id=102]the big splash showy acquisition that Cohen seemingly loves.

[Ceetar]

=Gwreck post_id=111689 time=1666356206 user_id=56]
=Ceetar post_id=111674 time=1666304621 user_id=102]the big splash showy acquisition that Cohen seemingly loves.

[Gwreck]

I haven't seen anything linking Cohen to indiscriminate manager firings, calling players by derogatory names, publicly-decried meddling with organizational operations, or public complaints about the team's win-loss record. That's what comes to mind first about a “Steinbrenneresque” owner.



Now, if by “Steinbrenneresque” you meant “willing to spend lots of money in the FA market,” I too have that impression of Cohen.



Keeping this on topic: it wouldn't shock me if Cohen wants to offer the big bucks, and I see little downside. There can hardly be any dispute that he would massively improve the team in the short term.



As for the long term, we have only a limited view, but things go sour, we did see with Cano that ownership understands a sunk cost.

[roger_that]

Look at it this way: You sign him and he goes to Mediocresville, so what do you do? You make him into a DH and worst case scenario, he's a lot better at DH than what you had in 2022.

[smg58]

I'm not sure enough Yankee fans appreciate that the current generation of Steinbrenners have yet to act in a Steinbrenneresque fashion.



You can probably upgrade third base and catcher (certainly catcher) without spending any money. Cano comes off the books in a year. Canha and Escobar could be moved if needed, and McCann, well, OK that's probably a sunk cost. But there's room for this and for bringing back Nimmo, before we even look at pitching.