What would YOU do if YOU was YO?

[Centerfield]

You are Yoenis Cespedes. You have two offers on the table. 1 year, 25 million from the Mets. 5 years, 75 million (15 per) from the Orioles.

Both are real offers. Both expire today. For the sake of this exercise, everyone else in baseball is out. If you pass up on these, you have to sell hot dogs from a cart.

Which offer do you take?

And remember, you're coming off a 4 year, $36 million deal, so you're not exactly hurting for money as it is.

[Centerfield]

I voted Mets. And not just because I'm a Mets fan. If I take the O's offer, I'm undermarket for 5 years. Being the diva that I am, I can see myself growing disgruntled over that time and being miserable. It's hard to get by on $15 million per.

I think I gamble on myself. I have the world of confidence. Have you heard my custom walk up song?

Hit the market again next year when the free agent market sucks. And cash in. I'm guessing I get another offer for $15 million per next year as well. Even if I get injured.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yeah, I think I'd roll the dice and take $25 million for 2016 and see what the future holds after that.

[HahnSolo]

I'll take the $75 mil. Sorry guys.

I have a hard time taking a 1-year offer seriously when I have a 5-year offer on the table. Plus, if I'm supposed to get the feels from my time with the Mets last year, and that's supposed to sway me, well, shouldn't the Mets show me a little more love than 1 year?

Also I'm trying to be realistic. I've been on four teams in the last two seasons and none of them are tripping over each other trying to re-sign me. I better take the money now, because it might not be there next year.

Plus I get to play alongside my man-crush Adam Jones.

[Guest d'Kong76]

One year with Mets, then hit the streets if things don't work out so well for me...
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[Centerfield]

6-1. Interesting.

I was wondering if it was just me.

I was sitting here earlier today thinking "God, why doesn't Sandy just offer more years." Then I got to thinking, if it's just between the O's and Mets (big assumption) he may not need to. He might be playing this perfectly.

Who knows. Glad to hear the Mets are sniffing around though.

[HahnSolo]

Centerfield wrote: 6-1. Interesting. I was wondering if it was just me. I was sitting here earlier today thinking "God, why doesn't Sandy just offer more years." Then I got to thinking, if it's just between the O's and Mets (big assumption) he may not need to. He might be playing this perfectly. Who knows. Glad to hear the Mets are sniffing around though.

Since I'm the only dissenter to this point, would the votes be the same if--all other things being equal--the team offering the 1-year deal was anyone other than the Mets?

[Guest d'Kong76]

HahnSolo wrote: would the votes be the same if--all other things being equal--the team offering the 1-year deal was anyone other than the Mets?

Fans? Biased? Nah...

[Benjamin Grimm]

I don't know. I think I'd have faith that I'd be able to get more than $12.5 million per year in my next contract, which is what it would take (over four years) to break even on the deal. It seems like a risk worth taking.

[Lefty Specialist]

Please. This isn't even a choice if you're him (and his agent). Security is numero uno.



Orioles.

Edited January 15, 2016 by Guest

[Benjamin Grimm]

More on this from CBS Sports. Reported offer from Baltimore is $90 million over five years.

Report: Cespedes considering very different offers from Orioles, Mets?

[Benjamin Grimm]

@JesseSanchezMLB wrote: Sources: Cespedes believed to be weighing 5/$90m w/possible option offer from O's vs. one-year deal with Mets and become a free agent again.

@JesseSanchezMLB wrote: Clarification: Mets do not have an offer on table for Cespedes. They've shown interest at a deal less than 4-6 years & Cespedes knows this.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Mets lurk in Yoenis Cespedes market with short-term bucks

Kevin Kernan in the Post says:

The Mets are monitoring the situation closely, but do not have a one-year offer on the table. According to multiple sources, the Mets continue to look at one- to three-year scenarios with Cespedes. The Mets would be willing to go three years for about $60 million. If for some reason Cespedes does not take the Orioles’ deal, and wants to bet on himself on a one-year deal with the hopes of hitting it even bigger as a free agent among next season’s weaker class, the Mets would be more than happy to sign him to a one-year deal in the $18 million-$22 million range.

[Zvon]

d'Kong76 wrote: HahnSolo wrote: would the votes be the same if--all other things being equal--the team offering the 1-year deal was anyone other than the Mets? Fans? Biased? Nah...

Ha. I wouldn't even vote if Mets weren't a choice.

I'll take the chance with dKong76. Because that's a pretty kool looking cart with a great location.

[Centerfield]

HahnSolo wrote: Centerfield wrote: 6-1. Interesting. I was wondering if it was just me. I was sitting here earlier today thinking "God, why doesn't Sandy just offer more years." Then I got to thinking, if it's just between the O's and Mets (big assumption) he may not need to. He might be playing this perfectly. Who knows. Glad to hear the Mets are sniffing around though. Since I'm the only dissenter to this point, would the votes be the same if--all other things being equal--the team offering the 1-year deal was anyone other than the Mets?

Tough to say right? I've been asking myself to be honest and I'm having trouble doing this, even to me.

I think if the Mets go to 3/$75 with an opt out after 1 it becomes a no-brainer.

And if we walks we get a draft pick.

[Centerfield]

Mets lurk in Yoenis Cespedes market with short-term bucks Kevin Kernan in the Post says: The Mets are monitoring the situation closely, but do not have a one-year offer on the table. According to multiple sources, the Mets continue to look at one- to three-year scenarios with Cespedes. The Mets would be willing to go three years for about $60 million. If for some reason Cespedes does not take the Orioles’ deal, and wants to bet on himself on a one-year deal with the hopes of hitting it even bigger as a free agent among next season’s weaker class, the Mets would be more than happy to sign him to a one-year deal in the $18 million-$22 million range.

I wonder if the O's and Cespedes have this agreement in place, where they pretend to be interested in each other so that Yo and make Chris Davis jealous, and the O's can drive the Mets' price up.

If it's an 80's movie, Yo and O then fall in love while pretending to like each other.

[seawolf17]

Centerfield wrote: I wonder if the O's and Cespedes have this agreement in place, where they pretend to be interested in each other so that Yo and make Chris Davis jealous, and the O's can drive the Mets' price up.

WAIT.

They sign Yo, we sign Chris Davis, then we trade them Duda for Manny Machado, Adam Jones, and the ghost of Tippy Martinez.

DONE.

[Centerfield]

seawolf17 wrote: Centerfield wrote: I wonder if the O's and Cespedes have this agreement in place, where they pretend to be interested in each other so that Yo and make Chris Davis jealous, and the O's can drive the Mets' price up. WAIT. They sign Yo, we sign Chris Davis, then we trade them Duda for Manny Machado, Adam Jones, and the ghost of Tippy Martinez. DONE.

DONE!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I'd go with the O's offer. $75M guaranteed >>$25M guaranteed. And if he's not getting multi-year love now, coming off the year he had, then what the hell makes you think he'll get the big deal one year later, one year removed from the career year? A slightly less crowded market? I mean, no matter how well he does this year, he's another year older.

[Lefty Specialist]

Yeah, I just don't see what the attraction is for a one-year deal (great for us, but I digress).

What if he has a bad year or is injured? He's blown $90 million. If I'm Yo, I don't take that chance. If he doesn't get a big payday off the year he just had, he'll never get one.

[MFS62]

I not only would sign with the Mets, but I'd pay THEM for the privilege.
But that's just me.
Unfortunately, it isn't him.
But he does like New York, so I'd take the short term deal (probably more per year anyhow) to return there.
Baltimore fans would be complaining that he's not Davis. But New York fans will be happy that he is Cespedes.
And in my gut, I think that love factor is very important to him.

Later

[Zvon]

MFS62 wrote: I not only would sign with the Mets, but I'd pay THEM for the privilege. But that's just me. Unfortunately, it isn't him. But he does like New York, so I'd take the short term deal (probably more per year anyhow) to return there. Baltimore fans would be complaining that he's not Davis. But New York fans will be happy that he is Cespedes. And in my gut, I think that love factor is very important to him. Later

And maybe a ring. Does he have a WS ring yet?

[ashie62]

Sign a one year with Mets. The free agent is tepid this season.

[Fman99]

I would love to see Yo come back on a short term deal. I just don't see how he doesn't cash in while he can.

[Zvon]

Is this too obnoxious? I think it's just the right amount.

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