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AgingBull's avatar

Boras is obviously playing a major role in the Alonso negotiations. I’d like to think that Cohen/Stearns would offer a fair deal to Alonso that is loaded with incentives such that he’d have a fantastic payday, with performance. Boras is holding out for guaranteed money. Unfortunately, Boras is also Bergman’s agent too, so sadly, he has a ton of leverage. I hope the Mets get one of them signed in time for a normal spring training. A late signing does no good to anyone except for Boras.

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Steven Shrager's avatar

I like the new three year $90 million offer being floated will opt outs each year. If Pete has a monster year he could move on. Higher AAV and less years is a David Stearns special. Bregman would be great but it would be a long commitment into his declining years. Look at the Tigers choking on Javy Baez’s contract and thinking about releasing him with three years and $75 million still on the table. Long term contracts have long been the death of baseball and it is critical to get enough years in before the decline. Still wondering what Soto will be like at 33, half way through his contract, let alone as he ages from there. Even generational talents start to decline on the other side of 30. Since they no longer pay for Verlander, Scherzer, McCann, Narvaez and Houser, they have those dollars to spend if they wish to do so. Not sure how they would sign both Alonso and Bregman without giving them comparable salaries for too many years. But since it’s not my money, just get it done and give us some championships.

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