Should we be talking about Juan Soto?

[MFS62]

Three pitchers who pitched pretty well in the majors, a catcher better than Nido and a fifth guy with no ML experience.

I'm not sure the Mets could match that offer.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

Mainly what the Padres got was controllable pitching.



- Michael King is a good reliever now with four ML seasons under his belt so two years of team control left

- Drew Thorpe: 23 y/o, minors, 2nd round pick in '22

- Jhony Brito - 26 this coming season. Was ML rookie in '23

- Randy Vasquez (25) also a '23 rookie

- Higashioka © is the only non-hurler in the bunch. Useful guy, a bit up and down



And remember that Soto can be a FA at the end of '24 so this is all for a one year rental. Now one would

think the Yanx will throw everything they have at making his stay a lot longer but of course Misters Soto

and Boros will have a say in these matters also.

[metirish]

Thanks lads , seems like a hefty haul , but for a Soto I guess it's fair

[ashie62]

They didn't have to move Volpe or Dominguez



Come on Mets, I'm envious

[Edgy MD]

=MFS62 post_id=142397 time=1701903903 user_id=60]I'm not sure the Mets could match that offer.

[Frayed Knot]

btw, none of this appears to be official yet.

Even mlb.com is saying nothing more than "talks are accelerating" and that a SDP/NYY trade appears "very likely".

[metirish]

I want it to fall apart , but another part of me wants it to go through and be a disaster, small of me I know but fuck them

[nymr83]

That feels like a terrible package.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Yeah let's hope he's a "bad fit" in the clubhouse, as he may have been in San Diego.



Also more proof of my theory that guys who get traded tend to get traded.



I know there's more to it than that but I like it

[bmfc1]

Let's be happy he's in the AL and hope that he doesn't sign a new contract before FA starts again.

[Gwreck]

=bmfc1 post_id=142425 time=1701951947 user_id=73]
Let's be happy he's in the AL and hope that he doesn't sign a new contract before FA starts again.

[MFS62]

NBC showing "Soto traded to NY in blockbuster deal" in the morning news crawl, so it must be official. No details.

Later

[metirish]

It's been official

[Benjamin Grimm]

Well, I guess we have to hope that it turns out to be a one-year rental, and that in 2024 he'll be in Queens. Or Toronto or some other AL city.

[metirish]

IIRC Judge isn't the best out in CF ?

[MFS62]

The MFYs will now face the challenge that they essentially traded all of their rotation depth and will need to add 2 arms from the outside now. Sure, Soto should do well there and obviously helps their offense. But in this case, this was more than just trading "depth" & prospects but also trading your # 4 SP (King) who was their 2nd best SP in 2023 all things considered.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

=metirish post_id=142436 time=1701958953 user_id=72]
IIRC Judge isn't the best out in CF ?

[Centerfield]

I don't know anything about the guys traded for Soto. But I just looked up Michael King and he's pretty good. Looks like a reliever turned starter.



Don't know if the other younger guys are any good.



What would have been a comparable return of Mets prospects?