Mets Hot Stove talk--2024-25

CBA69 said:
Vientos, Mauricio and Acuna in the starting lineup helps the Mets (Cohen) salary wise and gives them a little breathing room to go after Soto.
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I'd read this: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5845900/2024/10/28/mets-offseason-mlb-free-agency/

Mets have $185 million coming off the books. They are $74 million under the initial luxury-tax threshold, and $114 million under the third.

I just don't think we should be worried about any financial flexibility if we sign Soto. We should just be going all-in for a 4-5 year window via trades and free agency. No stupid contracts like Marte, Diaz or McNeil, but re-sign Pete, take a gamble on an ace like Snell or Burnes, and another one on a guy like Buehler. Go after a guy like Crochett, Helsely, Devin Williams, etc. Stearns didn't draft or trade for any of our prospects, so maybe he doesn't really like them to begin with.

I couldn't find the quote, but I remember Cohen saying something along the lines of it doesn't make sense to be barely above the CBT/you might as well be way over.

If we don't sign Soto, I actually think we should re-set and try to stay under the CBT. Get creative and trade for one-year deals & guys under arbitration, see what our kids can do, etc.
 
Pretty sure his hedge fund has had a good year so far. He could pay the mets and yankees payroll with his profits
 
dk423 said:
I'd read this: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5845900/2024/10/28/mets-offseason-mlb-free-agency/

Mets have $185 million coming off the books. They are $74 million under the initial luxury-tax threshold, and $114 million under the third.

I just don't think we should be worried about any financial flexibility if we sign Soto. We should just be going all-in for a 4-5 year window via trades and free agency. No stupid contracts like Marte, Diaz or McNeil, but re-sign Pete, take a gamble on an ace like Snell or Burnes, and another one on a guy like Buehler. Go after a guy like Crochett, Helsely, Devin Williams, etc. Stearns didn't draft or trade for any of our prospects, so maybe he doesn't really like them to begin with.

I couldn't find the quote, but I remember Cohen saying something along the lines of it doesn't make sense to be barely above the CBT/you might as well be way over.

If we don't sign Soto, I actually think we should re-set and try to stay under the CBT. Get creative and trade for one-year deals & guys under arbitration, see what our kids can do, etc.
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I agree with all of this.
 
I don’t know where the salary caps hit.
But if they sign Soto for 45m/ yr & Alonso & manea for 20-25m/yr, are they over already ?
As said above- vientos, Mauricio Acuna & Alvarez on rookie contracts helps give room
for big contracts. peterson & McGill on very reasonable arbs helps too
 
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BrooklynRed said:
Does everyone feel a little better today as we have now officially closed the 2024 season last night and we can say at least we won TWO games against the Bums and they did NOT get to celebrate on our home field! As a young one I was brought up to believe that it was a good day when the Bums won and a great day when the Bums won and the Giants and Yankees lost. I brought my son up with a similar mantra--It's a good day when the Mets win and a great day when the Mets win and the Yankees lost. LGM!!!
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Amen! Just the way it was when i was a kid growing up in Brooklyn in the'50s.
 
BrooklynRed said:
Does everyone feel a little better today as we have now officially closed the 2024 season last night and we can say at least we won TWO games against the Bums and they did NOT get to celebrate on our home field! As a young one I was brought up to believe that it was a good day when the Bums won and a great day when the Bums won and the Giants and Yankees lost. I brought my son up with a similar mantra--It's a good day when the Mets win and a great day when the Mets win and the Yankees lost. LGM!!!
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Yes, the day after the World Series is usually our happiest day as Mets fans. We can sign anyone and we haven’t lost any games. Then we are slowly crushed day by day by reality 😁

I’m hoping Uncle Steve will end that cycle for us.
 
Hopefully they learned lessons from 2-3 years ago.
Pitchers are subject to more injuries than position players.

There is no FA pitcher that I would pay 25-30M/yr t, other than Burnes.
Offer Manea 3/50 and Severino 2/30, see who says yes 1st
 
Marillac2 said:
Yes, the day after the World Series is usually our happiest day as Mets fans. We can sign anyone and we haven’t lost any games. Then we are slowly crushed day by day by reality 😁

I’m hoping Uncle Steve will end that cycle for us.
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You just described being a St John’s fan too 😀
 
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