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LBJKB24MJ23 · Post #781 » by **LBJKB24MJ23** » Sat Jan 2, 2021 1:11 am

Schad wrote:That's a really solid deal, especially if there isn't a FA clause after year four. I'd have exceeded that, but that doesn't mean that a team would be smart to exceed that.

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polo007 · Post #782 » by **polo007** » Tue Jan 5, 2021 2:12 am

Report: MLB spring training remains on schedule - Sportsnet.ca

There are many questions still to be addressed when it comes to the 2021 MLB season, and one of the biggest is when, exactly, baseball will make its return.

According to The Athletic's Evan Drellich, spring training 2021 "remains on schedule." That means we could have baseball in as little as six weeks, as the first players typically arrive around mid-February.

“As we get closer we will, in consultation with public health authorities, our medical experts, and the Players Association, determine whether any modifications should be considered in light of the current surge in COVID-19 cases and the challenges we faced in 2020 completing a 60-game season in a sport that plays every day,” MLB said, via Drellich, in a statement.

polo007 · Post #783 » by **polo007** » Tue Jan 5, 2021 4:27 am

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Parataxis · Post #786 » by **Parataxis** » Thu Jan 7, 2021 5:57 pm

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Well, is that the Mets done for the off-season, or is this them just loading up for another big move? I wonder if he promised them an extension?

Post #787 » by **Schad** » Thu Jan 7, 2021 10:04 pm

That's probably the Mets done for major signings. Their projected payroll is now around $180m.

The door very much appears to be open for us to sign Springer, unless the Mets are willing to get right to the cusp of the tax this year (and then blow through it next year, half their damned roster needs to be extended).

polo007 · Post #788 » by **polo007** » Fri Jan 8, 2021 3:13 am

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polo007 · Post #789 » by **polo007** » Fri Jan 8, 2021 5:20 pm

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polo007 · Post #790 » by **polo007** » Sat Jan 9, 2021 2:13 am

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polo007 · Post #792 » by **polo007** » Sat Jan 9, 2021 6:46 pm

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Post #793 » by **Schad** » Sat Jan 9, 2021 7:52 pm

Don't get me wrong: Tatis is an absolute maniac of a young player. And I presume that deal only kicks in after 2021, when he'd be hitting arb anyway. But man, there's no discount there. Even if you tack 30% on to Lindor's arb awards, you'd get something like $65m/3...which means that they'd be buying out 8 years of FA at about $32m AAV.

Certainly not saying that it's a bad deal, just that there's no discount whatsoever in there. Padres are assuming all of the risk.

polo007 · Post #794 » by **polo007** » Sat Jan 9, 2021 8:49 pm

Mets and Cubs’ Kris Bryant trade talks ended weeks ago | SNY

Amid increasing industry chatter that the Cubs will trade Kris Bryant as soon as this weekend, the Mets and Cubs have not spoken in several weeks, according to league sources.

Those talks occurred before the Mets knew that they would acquire an even brighter star in shortstop Francisco Lindor. Bryant is set to earn nearly $19 million this year.

The Mets prefer to stay under the $210 million luxury tax threshold, and would not be able to accommodate Bryant’s salary without shedding payroll in a trade.

If the Mets were to resume Bryant trade talks -- which is difficult to imagine -- they would be behind other teams who are pursuing him more aggressively.

polo007 · Post #795 » by **polo007** » Sat Jan 9, 2021 8:57 pm

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SharoneWright · Post #797 » by **SharoneWright** » Tue Jan 12, 2021 4:11 am

Chicago pays for an Irishman. Too obvious in retrospect.

T-d0t · Post #798 » by **T-d0t** » Tue Jan 12, 2021 4:00 pm

Ridiculous. Sox are damned insane

polo007 · Post #799 » by **polo007** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 2:49 am

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polo007 · Post #800 » by **polo007** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 1:28 am

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