Let's talk about Yoshinobu Yamamoto
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I'm picturing Steve going full Axe and bringing in a world famous chef for dinner
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I wondered if Steve would try to get Lindor or Pete or Kodai or Mr. Met over to dinner or on facetime or something.
My worry is probably the same as every other fan of every team who's in on this guy. All of the competitors are great markets to play and live in, and all the owners are seemingly ready to splash big cash, but the longer this thing drags out and the price inches upward (I guess it's already a slam dunk that it will hit $300M), the Mets are the most likely to still be there, right? I don't see LA dropping out any time soon, but with Shohei and Glasnow, that's already like $70M and this guy would push their tax hit to over $100M on just 3 guys. I know they can, but I don't know if they will?
I'm sure the Giants and Blue Jays and Phillies and even the Yankees have a line they won't cross for this guy. I bet Steve does, too, but what could it be? It's not like Roki Sasaki will be any cheaper when he's posted, and you figure every team who loses on Yamamoto will be immediately eyeing Sasaki next.
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My worry is probably the same as every other fan of every team who's in on this guy. All of the competitors are great markets to play and live in, and all the owners are seemingly ready to splash big cash, but the longer this thing drags out and the price inches upward (I guess it's already a slam dunk that it will hit $300M), the Mets are the most likely to still be there, right? I don't see LA dropping out any time soon, but with Shohei and Glasnow, that's already like $70M and this guy would push their tax hit to over $100M on just 3 guys. I know they can, but I don't know if they will?
I'm sure the Giants and Blue Jays and Phillies and even the Yankees have a line they won't cross for this guy. I bet Steve does, too, but what could it be? It's not like Roki Sasaki will be any cheaper when he's posted, and you figure every team who loses on Yamamoto will be immediately eyeing Sasaki next.
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Anxious in Albuquerque
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Steve Phillips wrote:I found it interesting Yamamoto went to meet with the Mets for a dinner at Steve Cohen's house and then they scrambled to put together a meeting with the Yankees while he was there. It seemed like meeting with the Mets was a priority.
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The cynic in me tells me that he wanted to give the MFYs an opportunity to beat the offer he had just heard from the Mets.Benjamin Grimm wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 2:28 pmSteve Phillips wrote:I found it interesting Yamamoto went to meet with the Mets for a dinner at Steve Cohen's house and then they scrambled to put together a meeting with the Yankees while he was there. It seemed like meeting with the Mets was a priority.
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What day is Buddhist Christmas observed?
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My guess is that if there's no news by Wednesday afternoon this is going
to linger into early January. And you all know I'm never wrong sometimes.
to linger into early January. And you all know I'm never wrong sometimes.
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I'll have to ask the manager of the store that advertised "Matzos for Chanukkah".
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I can make space under my tree for Mr. Yamamoto, Steve. Go for it. The money means nothing to you.
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I'm predicting it will be announced Thursday for the Friday papers, because Friday news hits the Saturday newspapers, which traditionally have lower readership. (I realize there are other news media, but those reporters who cover the teams deserve a break.)
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He should wait til Feb 1. Maybe he'll get $400M.
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I think the posting expires on January 4th, so a decision needs to be made by then or he's back to Japan for another year.
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Jeff Wilpon is driving him around Connecticut showing him houses , after first showing him a video presentation of the NY area
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Funny, ya kinda forget how massive Ohtani is until you see him
standing with mere mortal men.
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The Giants have had some frustrating offseasons in recent years, haven't they?
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