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Benjamin Grimm
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From what we've been hearing, which may or may not be accurate, Boras is asking for $91 million over three years, and the Mets are offering about $70. Splitting the difference would mean the Mets are going up by $10 million. It's only about $3 million per year, so maybe that will happen.
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I think what CF is saying is that there's no advantage to the Mets in releasing their pivot plans to the public. It certainly makes sense to do that as a bargaining ploy in the private negotiations with Boras and Alonso.
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Darryl Strawberry essentially did that but yeah, it's not something you ever really see.
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Maybe they'll put McNeil at third, Acuna at second, and Vientos at first for a year and then go big for Vlad next year. I'd be reluctant, though, to put too many eggs in Vlad's basket, especially since we don't even know for sure that he'll be a free agent.
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This is what I said in October. It looks like it may play out that way.
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I still think there's a chance that the market will come back to the Mets, if that $68 million offer becomes his best option. That is, unless the Mets have committed elsewhere by then. Which I think is the most likely outcome.
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Vlad will come at a steep price in young players. I would only do it if there's a negotiating window. I don't see it happening.
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I am too. But I've survived the departures of Seaver (twice!), Staub, Strawberry, Gooden, Alfonzo, Reyes, deGrom and others, so if Pete goes life will go on. But yes, I do hope this is just posturing on the Mets' part. And it may well be.
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I hope that's not an accurate take, but if it is, so be it.
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That article suggests that the Jays might put Alonso at first base and move Guerrero to third base. Or let one of them be a DH. So Pete/Vlad isn't necessarily an either/or for Toronto.
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I hope he's not similarly using Gary Apple and Todd Zeile.
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I vote "Wilmer Lugo"
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Newsweek reporting that they're asking for $93.3 million over three years. It would break the record for annual salary for a first baseman, Miguel Cabrera's $31 million.
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Good point. It's possible that each of those three years are for $52 million.
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Yeah, me too. I hope it happens within the next few days.
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Duquette followed up with this: Did Bellinger's deal include an opt-out? If so, he apparently didn't exercise it, since the Yankees acquired him in a trade and not as a free agent.
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If true, this sounds promising.
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I agree. I'm surprised that teams don't seem to see it that way.
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I have an appointment with my urologist that day! That can't be a coincidence.
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My guess, as of right now: Pete comes back to the Mets with a four year contract, $130 million with one or more opt-outs. And vesting clauses for the fifth and sixth years that could bring the potential total close to the $200 million that Boras appears to want so badly.
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I don't think he's above average, but I wouldn't say he's bad. That dropped foul ball in Milwaukee in Game Three looked terrible, but overall I'd say he's done a decent job.
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The Mets' GM in 2019 was a former agent who still had his agent shoes on. That's why Pete's debut wasn't delayed.
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The Milwaukee Milkmen??? That's a new one for me. Wisconsin is dairy country, of course. I guess they want to remind people that beer isn't the only beverage in the state.
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I was thinking the same thing. He probably could have gotten his $200 million after the 2022 season.
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