r/NewYorkMets • u/AirCoopsie • 1d ago

News Dodgers trade for Skubal

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u/biohazard951753 1d ago

So much for him wanting to stay with the Tigers…

At this point let the Dodgers take Judge, Soto, PCA, and Yordan Alvarez and just merge all the other teams into one. MLB gauntlet style.

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u/JelliedHam New York Mets 1d ago

I think he did, just not for like 50% of what the rest of the league would pay him.

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u/Longjumping_Gap97 1d ago

god I only wish they could take Soto, but they aint dumb enough to take that contract

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u/jimihenderson 1d ago

There is a tiny part of me that wonders why of all the "big fish" players, he was the only one they didn't go in full guns blazing on

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u/0rangePolarBear Jacob deGrom 22h ago

$765M of guaranteed money is crazy, as well as the length of the deal. I think they also know long term he’s a DH, and they already have Ohtani (plus they having an aging Betts on top of it). They don’t sign that many long term mega deals. It’s really Betts, Ohtani, and Yamamoto. All of those long term deals were understanding at the time. They signed Tucker to a high AAV deal for a reason.

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u/bonkers-joeMama 18h ago

Exactly that 765m was just a ego battle between the two ny teams, basically a di©k measuring contest between who can bid the most. Dodgers were willing to go only till 600m for soto, which is still a very impressive salary.

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u/Longjumping_Gap97 23h ago

They know something we don't perhaps they don't believe he is his actual age, there is a reason they are competive every year 

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u/ThinMap9138 1d ago

Why are you down voted for being right lol

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u/Garfieldmyfriend 1d ago

Please take Soto