Glad to see Mets Fix back. My advice, don't work too hard coming up with content: wait for actual news. This is just a brutally bad time to read about baseball. The blogs and media desperately try to provide daily content, fuel for the furnace, which amounts to utterly useless articles such as, "The 6 Teams That Might Land Jake deGrom," etc. Don't bother. Sure, you could list 25 relievers the Mets might sign to fix the bullpen, but, yawn. One thing we've seen with Eppler is that he's unpredictable and works back channels. There are usually surprises. Unexpected trades. I don't personally need Mets Fix to join in on the Guessing Game. You do great with real stuff, good analysis & information. Leave the imaginary material to everybody else. We'll have actual news soon enough.
I hope the feedback provided continues to grow what y'all are doing as a legitimate and nonpolarizing /bro-code digital Mets entity that is Fan-run and fan driven. This has been a great project to support.
As for the bulk of today's article, I feel supported by your article, Jeff. Last year, especially around The Deadline, I voiced concern and support for Eppler's types of moves and decision to hold onto prospects and cautioned overspending this offseason due to the compounding nature of the CBT system on Cohen. This was shouted down by those of us still very enamored with his net worth and potential to be in on elite guys and so on during transaction season. You started a very good analysis, I hope you - or Tim Britton at The Athletic (you guys seem to be on similar wave lengths at times and both go deep on the same general theme/issue in articles from your own perspectives) does a multiyear projection of tax burden on ability to sign FAs, extend players a la Atlanta, how much that impacts arbitration and who is nontendered, etc., or as in depth/long as we can given the lack of transparency around $ in baseball.
Great analysis - very deep dive (better term then unpacking lol) ! In reality the way the rules are there is a salary cap in MLB - its called loss of draft picks and penality money - and the money goes to woner who dont spend it on thier teams.
Regarding payroll, the path I see is for the Mets to go to $350 in 2023, maybe 2024, and then make a serious effort to reduce and stabilize payroll to, say, $300 number (finally bringing in young, cheap, quality players). But to compete in 2023, they have to spend. The farm system is still extremely unproductive . . . with glimmers of hope. That's the key to everything. I find it odd that nobody in the media has taken the Mets to task for not extending anyone. Nimmo is a good case in point. I thought the Mets should have made a deal with him two years ago, and my gut says he would have accepted it. Now we're in a position of a wild overpay or losing him altogether w/ nothing to show for it. Meanwhile in Atlanta . . .
I personally don't want Jacob back. He tipped off his problem when he said that he intended to expand his pitch repertoire which meant to me that he could no longer rely on the two pitch mastery which made him nearly unhittable.
Let someone else pay the huge bucks for what I expect to be a mediocre starter with remaining injury issues.
I would much rather sign Judge. He would be exactly what the win now Mets need replacing Nimmo in Center. A 5 year, $250M deal.
I resent Cohen putting the feelings of Yankee ownership ahead of the long-standing suffering Mets fans.
Glad to see Mets Fix back. My advice, don't work too hard coming up with content: wait for actual news. This is just a brutally bad time to read about baseball. The blogs and media desperately try to provide daily content, fuel for the furnace, which amounts to utterly useless articles such as, "The 6 Teams That Might Land Jake deGrom," etc. Don't bother. Sure, you could list 25 relievers the Mets might sign to fix the bullpen, but, yawn. One thing we've seen with Eppler is that he's unpredictable and works back channels. There are usually surprises. Unexpected trades. I don't personally need Mets Fix to join in on the Guessing Game. You do great with real stuff, good analysis & information. Leave the imaginary material to everybody else. We'll have actual news soon enough.
I hope the feedback provided continues to grow what y'all are doing as a legitimate and nonpolarizing /bro-code digital Mets entity that is Fan-run and fan driven. This has been a great project to support.
As for the bulk of today's article, I feel supported by your article, Jeff. Last year, especially around The Deadline, I voiced concern and support for Eppler's types of moves and decision to hold onto prospects and cautioned overspending this offseason due to the compounding nature of the CBT system on Cohen. This was shouted down by those of us still very enamored with his net worth and potential to be in on elite guys and so on during transaction season. You started a very good analysis, I hope you - or Tim Britton at The Athletic (you guys seem to be on similar wave lengths at times and both go deep on the same general theme/issue in articles from your own perspectives) does a multiyear projection of tax burden on ability to sign FAs, extend players a la Atlanta, how much that impacts arbitration and who is nontendered, etc., or as in depth/long as we can given the lack of transparency around $ in baseball.
Keep up the great work Jeff!
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Great analysis - very deep dive (better term then unpacking lol) ! In reality the way the rules are there is a salary cap in MLB - its called loss of draft picks and penality money - and the money goes to woner who dont spend it on thier teams.
Regarding payroll, the path I see is for the Mets to go to $350 in 2023, maybe 2024, and then make a serious effort to reduce and stabilize payroll to, say, $300 number (finally bringing in young, cheap, quality players). But to compete in 2023, they have to spend. The farm system is still extremely unproductive . . . with glimmers of hope. That's the key to everything. I find it odd that nobody in the media has taken the Mets to task for not extending anyone. Nimmo is a good case in point. I thought the Mets should have made a deal with him two years ago, and my gut says he would have accepted it. Now we're in a position of a wild overpay or losing him altogether w/ nothing to show for it. Meanwhile in Atlanta . . .
$37M is worth $42M AAV in Texas. No state tax
I personally don't want Jacob back. He tipped off his problem when he said that he intended to expand his pitch repertoire which meant to me that he could no longer rely on the two pitch mastery which made him nearly unhittable.
Let someone else pay the huge bucks for what I expect to be a mediocre starter with remaining injury issues.
I would much rather sign Judge. He would be exactly what the win now Mets need replacing Nimmo in Center. A 5 year, $250M deal.
I resent Cohen putting the feelings of Yankee ownership ahead of the long-standing suffering Mets fans.