He signed for 50% more time than Ohtani though… Ohtani’s in his 30’s, Juan Soto just turned 26… he’s making 50 mil a year compared to Ohtani’s 70 (yes I know deferrals and everything) But he’s worth about 66% a year what Ohtani is, contract wise.
Ohtani in his first year with the Dodgers lived up to his contract and worth every penny, he led in every offensive statistics in the NL, broke over dozens of records, went 50-50, won the MVP unanimously, and won the World Series Championship, no player ever lived up to their contract more than Ohtani, and he did it all in his first year.
_No_ baseball player is worth that much, it makes no sense. NFL players deserve that sort of pay more than them, just due to the amount of abuse they take on every single play alone, compared to MLB..
@@TheGuyCalledX true but 10years shohei is 40, not going to have anything left right? so even he had higher APY but the total amount still goes to Soto
Thats the same thing. There's nothing you can't afford without that extra 5 million lol. Only capitalist monsters would think otherwise. He probly chose it cause he didn't believe in the culture of the Yankees
@@drefore2642 he's played relatively well regardless of where he's played. Also, while Judge is better than any player on the Mets the Mets are a much much better team.
Not even close to what top NBA players make ($60+m). The only caveat is NBA players aren’t allowed to sign for 10 years. People don’t realize how crazy NBA money is and is about to get. We will see a contract which includes a year of $70m in the next 5 years easily
imagine if you had just calculated how much money he makes per minute instead of this weird per blink measurement that is based on estimates. also you didnt account for sleep, just stick to a per minute measurement in the future please
The first 6 or 7 years will be great for both parties. However, when he starts degrading as he gets older the contract is going to look awful on that payroll.
His style of play looks like itll age really well and he was never a good defensive player so that doesnt matter. His batting style of being patient at the plate shouldn't degrade badly if at all. Also theres probably some opt out 7 years in for an even bigger deal.
@@bruh-vp1fp All good points. As an Angels fan I have memories of Pujols during his contract. He still had a good eye, and had a similar approach to Soto. However, his legs started to give way around midway through the contract and those homers became flyouts to the warning track. It went downhill from there.
1:05 the average baseball stadium sells 30,000+ tickets a night, 162 games a year and that adds up quickly. Add on all the concession stand and merch money they make from each game and that’s how you get 700+ million dollar deals, along with no salary cap helps too
I don’t think any team signing players for double-digit years are expecting high-level performance for the life of the contract. It’s almost like players are signing for 1/2 of the length and getting 1/2 of the total value of the contract in installments over time. Technically, there’s no deferred money. However, we know he’ll not be on the roster by Age 37. Cohen will still pay him not to play for what he provided in his prime.
@@Dr_Evil_Geniusthis is exactly why and so many people don’t seem to understand that. I’m not saying I agree on that idea being done, especially all the time in baseball specifically, but that’s how it came to be. If the Mets win just 1 WS and Soto was a key reason why, then it won’t matter what else he does because that’s what they’re paying him for
Another reason why MLB desperately needs a salary cap. Yankees were smart to drive it up as much as they could for the Mets then like say “no thanks”. Make dirty Cohen overpay. He earned his riches by insider trading anyway. Something about that guys look I don’t like.
Pat, the physical/geographic poles are fixed. But the magnetic poles can fluctuate (and even flip!). So Santa isn’t moving, but your compass might be pointing somewhere new. Source: I’m probably wrong.
Yes they can. last year we had the Rangers and Dbacks in the World Series, meanwhile the Rays, and Brewers are always in the hunt. The Dodgers and Yankees finally met in the World Series for the first time in 43 years, yet everyone acts as if they play in the WS every year.
@ i think its more that midmarket teams have to make from their farm system while the large market teams like the dodgers, yankees, mets can just go out and blow their load on a few players and spend over a 1bil dollars in one free agency.
@@Dolphindan69 that's why there needs to be a system that makes them do it. Verbally complaining to billionaires gets us nowhere (ahem Salary Cap/Floor)
What's stupid is the fans who will pay extravagant amount of money to see a man hit n catch a ball. Meanwhile people complain when they have to pay $1000 to a doctor who cures a patient of cancer. But Kudos to him and the Dominican people
Dude is one of the biggest financial criminals in history. Once you hit the $1.8 billion mark in fines maybe prison would be good. That’s usually where we send people who steal 0.01% of that amount
He doesn’t have generational pull like Ohtani, he’s a worse batter than Ohtani, he can’t pitch, his fielding is terrible, he’s not a good baserunner, he doesn’t care about team culture, history, or fan base, he doesn’t even care about winning a championship, he truthfully just wants money. He’s a good player but imo this might be one of the worst contracts ever.
Its crazy i am not a Yankee fan,my Dad is , for that Money i would Get : Bregman at Third,Gimenez at second Base,Vladi at First,Santander at right field
Im not saying I agree with how much money he was paid, but the reason he was paid this much (and along with many other stars in baseball) is for the now and the chance at a WS. The Mets aren’t expecting him to be worth 50 million at ages 35+, they’re hoping he helped them win a WS by then and gave them 8-10 good-great seasons. I don’t agree with why contracts are structured this way in baseball but that’s how it is
There was a great article a few years ago about how uncle steve said he could right off losses for the first how many years after the sale. Thats why I don't think the Mets wanted to defer any money either.
The contract has 75 million in bonuses so after the fifth year if he decided to not opt out. He would get paid 5 million more. The contract has a worth of $800 million
Yeah, the sad part is that if you want to take your son to a game its in the hundreds! A middle class man would have to save to make it a special day. Cutting out the middle class, nice. Huh.
Mets have the richest owner in baseball who the hell cares. It aint the fans money. Btw still over 100 million under our payroll from last year still. This is just the beginning
NO NO NO... this is still unfair. A luxury Tax does nothing. A hard cap is needed it will drive a min payroll and a cap and all the teams would be more competitive instead of the same 4 in the playoffs.
I blame the Mets for offering a contract of 15 years. Juan Soto will play well for the first several years, then one of the following things will happen: (a) Soto will become injury prone; (b) Soto will become lazy, & his performance will plummet. If a pro sports franchise is going to offer a contract to any athlete, then it should be a maximum of 5 years, with the first 4 years being guaranteed. Preferably, the contract would be even shorter for the purpose of preventing that player from becoming lazy.
Yeah it's like the Pujols contract with the angels but way more money and years. Sure you'll get alot out of him for a while but eventually father time will catch up and you'll be stuck with a massive contract
These 14 years deals need to end. These guys get paid only by big market teams. La and New York are the only teams going to sign these guys. I'm glad Soto made his money it's not his fault but paying a guy until he's dead is crazy.
3:00 Bob Nutting needs to sell the teams. He will hold back that organization until he leaves. They hit the jackpot with Paul Skenes but it’s unfortunate they will not build a winning team around him.
to all the people saying its too much lol, mets made 395 million in 2024.....and they WILL make more in 2025 lol. this was an easy signing for a team that wants to win.
The fact that we finally have an owner who’s willing to spend build this team is the same thing the Yankees would do for years but they’re mad cause they didn’t get him. Sometimes you got eat your own word which us Mets fan been doing for years because of the Wilpons regime was horrible. It’s about to time we finally got something that’s in our favor and hope it will build in the future. The most important thing is, it’s not about the Yankees we have to face. It’s the about the Dodgers in the National League we have to face them to get to the World Series. Times have changed and looking forward to the new opportunity as Met Fan We’ve been waiting for Let’s Go Mets!! 💙🧡💙🧡.
This show should never talk about baseball, they know nothing. 3.76 Billion is JUST TICKET SALES projected next year. Thats not the Dodger Japanese market, flight-hotel packages, TV deals, marketing etc…..
You'd rather it go into the owners pockets that make billions per year? I'd rather give generational wealth to people who started at the bottom and worked their asses off over those who were born into rich families and make billions OUTSIDE of the MLB as well
You think that contract is crazy at making 51 million a year imagine what it’s like being Cohen making 75 million a day
I laughed at “Docusign from Steve Cohen”.
What an overpay lol
hes a good player but he isnt close to Ohtanis value
He signed for 50% more time than Ohtani though… Ohtani’s in his 30’s, Juan Soto just turned 26… he’s making 50 mil a year compared to Ohtani’s 70 (yes I know deferrals and everything) But he’s worth about 66% a year what Ohtani is, contract wise.
Ohtani in his first year with the Dodgers lived up to his contract and worth every penny, he led in every offensive statistics in the NL, broke over dozens of records, went 50-50, won the MVP unanimously, and won the World Series Championship, no player ever lived up to their contract more than Ohtani, and he did it all in his first year.
Contracts just keep getting bigger. In a year or two someone else will sign for more
Otanhi will pitch and be way more value for money
_No_ baseball player is worth that much, it makes no sense. NFL players deserve that sort of pay more than them, just due to the amount of abuse they take on every single play alone, compared to MLB..
There’s no way he’ll ever live up to or last the length of that contract.
That five year out is more likely than not to be optioned.
The Mets are only going to end up paying him 204 million
@@Phillyfan94disagree. Cohen will spend and not blink
@@JRigs its no longer up to Cohen how much money Soto makes. Its either 204 or 805. Ball is in Sotos court here.
He's only 26. We haven't even seen the best of Soto. No reason he can't play at a high level for the next 10 to 20 years
@@mikeemayhem3201you’re wrong buddy
$170 mil came off the books. Even with Soto Mets aren't even at the threshold
Keep preaching
Yo wtf😂 15 yrs is crazy
It's absolutely stupid and insane that he's getting paid more than Shohei. He doesn't freakin' pitch, and Shohei is a better hitter.
Shohei's is 10 years I thought. That's significantly more APY
Tell me Shohei's stats at 25. Because Soto just hit 41 in his age 25 season
Othani is also 30 and Soto is 26 so its not even remotely close
@@TheGuyCalledX true but 10years shohei is 40, not going to have anything left right? so even he had higher APY but the total amount still goes to Soto
Soto is much younger and he plays the field every day at a high level.
He didnt choose the mets over the yanks.
He chose the additional 5mil for 1 less year.
Thats the same thing. There's nothing you can't afford without that extra 5 million lol. Only capitalist monsters would think otherwise. He probly chose it cause he didn't believe in the culture of the Yankees
love the baseball talk on the show
What a time to be a Mets fan! Never thought we’d out bid the Yankees hahaha
Yall can have him money can be spent better also without judge behind him I don’t see him playing as well
@@drefore2642 if they walk em Vientos will make them pay as he did all of last season and the playoffs
@@drefore2642 he's played relatively well regardless of where he's played. Also, while Judge is better than any player on the Mets the Mets are a much much better team.
@@drefore2642 lol dont try to take the high road clown the Yankees offered just 5 mil less for 1 more year
You can have him at that price and that many years
I watch the show pretty much everyday and love the baseball talk .. and hockey haha
Not even close to what top NBA players make ($60+m). The only caveat is NBA players aren’t allowed to sign for 10 years. People don’t realize how crazy NBA money is and is about to get. We will see a contract which includes a year of $70m in the next 5 years easily
And new tv deals didn’t even kick in yet
No one watches basketball 💀
Why are you here, commenting this? Do you feel somehow offended by the contract? 🤣🤣
Baseball and boxing will always be great sports for men
this is exactly wtf is wrong with the world we live in....
room temp iq
@@mavswrld and its winter with no heater/radiator.
This is just capitalism lmao
Is it your money?
Facts actors , athletes get paid way to much money just to entertain us
Dominican Republic is about to eat 💪🏾🤣
The average human blinks 840-1020 times an hour. Soto is making anywhere from $5-7 dollars EVERY BLINK….. let that sink in 👀👀
rofl
Bro needs to buy me a beer.
imagine if you had just calculated how much money he makes per minute instead of this weird per blink measurement that is based on estimates. also you didnt account for sleep, just stick to a per minute measurement in the future please
@@mrmakuman24just mad you didn’t think of it
The first 6 or 7 years will be great for both parties. However, when he starts degrading as he gets older the contract is going to look awful on that payroll.
His style of play looks like itll age really well and he was never a good defensive player so that doesnt matter. His batting style of being patient at the plate shouldn't degrade badly if at all. Also theres probably some opt out 7 years in for an even bigger deal.
@@bruh-vp1fp All good points. As an Angels fan I have memories of Pujols during his contract. He still had a good eye, and had a similar approach to Soto. However, his legs started to give way around midway through the contract and those homers became flyouts to the warning track. It went downhill from there.
that’ll be league average pay by that time if things keep going this way
Inflation baby.
@@DanLaw99he’s 5 years younger than Pujols was when he signed with the angels
1:05 the average baseball stadium sells 30,000+ tickets a night, 162 games a year and that adds up quickly. Add on all the concession stand and merch money they make from each game and that’s how you get 700+ million dollar deals, along with no salary cap helps too
Only 81 home games, but still a lot per season.
The city of New York is drooling over that tax bill
They really think everything’s gonna be peachy for the next 15 years and that contract is gonna be fulfilled? Delusional.
I don’t think any team signing players for double-digit years are expecting high-level performance for the life of the contract. It’s almost like players are signing for 1/2 of the length and getting 1/2 of the total value of the contract in installments over time. Technically, there’s no deferred money. However, we know he’ll not be on the roster by Age 37. Cohen will still pay him not to play for what he provided in his prime.
@@Dr_Evil_Geniusthis is exactly why and so many people don’t seem to understand that. I’m not saying I agree on that idea being done, especially all the time in baseball specifically, but that’s how it came to be. If the Mets win just 1 WS and Soto was a key reason why, then it won’t matter what else he does because that’s what they’re paying him for
The 2019 Nats WS team out there killing it
“Kids, Just start hitting dong shots”
-Pat McAfee
He’ll be traded in 5 years
Last I checked the mets were in the playoffs, why are we comparing them to the jets
“Doesn’t even have to be a good one” sent me
Another reason why MLB desperately needs a salary cap. Yankees were smart to drive it up as much as they could for the Mets then like say “no thanks”. Make dirty Cohen overpay. He earned his riches by insider trading anyway. Something about that guys look I don’t like.
Pat, the physical/geographic poles are fixed. But the magnetic poles can fluctuate (and even flip!).
So Santa isn’t moving, but your compass might be pointing somewhere new.
Source: I’m probably wrong.
This is going to be the worst signing ever in baseball
The problem with the MLB is there is no salary cap. So the midmarket teams can never compete
Yes they can. last year we had the Rangers and Dbacks in the World Series, meanwhile the Rays, and Brewers are always in the hunt. The Dodgers and Yankees finally met in the World Series for the first time in 43 years, yet everyone acts as if they play in the WS every year.
@ i think its more that midmarket teams have to make from their farm system while the large market teams like the dodgers, yankees, mets can just go out and blow their load on a few players and spend over a 1bil dollars in one free agency.
The owners can all afford to compete some simply do not want to
@@RC_928brewers haven’t won a pennant since 1980… always in the hunt but never a threat. Baseball is silly.
@@Dolphindan69 that's why there needs to be a system that makes them do it. Verbally complaining to billionaires gets us nowhere (ahem Salary Cap/Floor)
Professional sports need to have an actual salary cap. No luxury tax.
Actually the players union totally against it, so you could blame then
Kids: get a bat. 😂
What's stupid is the fans who will pay extravagant amount of money to see a man hit n catch a ball. Meanwhile people complain when they have to pay $1000 to a doctor who cures a patient of cancer. But Kudos to him and the Dominican people
It’s kind of funny that mlb is handing out these massive contracts while the popularity of the game is declining.
Idk what you're talking about. Ratings are up and the league is making crazy money
Makes ya wonder if its declining, no?
The only one chocking here is Judge, Soto is a champion and proven in playoffs guy.
15 years is a sentence
No person is worth that amount of money. This is where professional sports went wrong
"youre worth what people pay you"
-the great pat mcafee
Soto is
Your clearly wrong bub
It's a shame those owners only make $300 million a season😔
What about the billionaires?
The owner of the Mets is worth 22 billion dollars. 5his was ash tray money for him.
Dude is one of the biggest financial criminals in history. Once you hit the $1.8 billion mark in fines maybe prison would be good. That’s usually where we send people who steal 0.01% of that amount
@@triletto please stop the antisemitiszms
26 years old and a 16 year contract? How is that remotely smart
The luxury tax is a joke.
The amount of money they pay these guys is absolutely Ridiculous
The opt out clause is genius though.
Offering this kind of deal doesn't make sense to me but it makes total sense to sign it.
This contract also included a $75 mil signing bonus 😅
That’s more money than I ever had in my lifetime
u dont say
@ yes. Yes I did.
He doesn’t have generational pull like Ohtani, he’s a worse batter than Ohtani, he can’t pitch, his fielding is terrible, he’s not a good baserunner, he doesn’t care about team culture, history, or fan base, he doesn’t even care about winning a championship, he truthfully just wants money. He’s a good player but imo this might be one of the worst contracts ever.
This is ridiculous
Do these ppl not know who Steven Cohen is lol?
Its crazy i am not a Yankee fan,my Dad is , for that Money i would Get : Bregman at Third,Gimenez at second Base,Vladi at First,Santander at right field
Ticket prices will sky rocket as well as everything in the stadium. How does mlb stay in business
Also, baseball is an international game. Football is not.
Im not saying I agree with how much money he was paid, but the reason he was paid this much (and along with many other stars in baseball) is for the now and the chance at a WS. The Mets aren’t expecting him to be worth 50 million at ages 35+, they’re hoping he helped them win a WS by then and gave them 8-10 good-great seasons. I don’t agree with why contracts are structured this way in baseball but that’s how it is
There was a great article a few years ago about how uncle steve said he could right off losses for the first how many years after the sale. Thats why I don't think the Mets wanted to defer any money either.
The contract has 75 million in bonuses so after the fifth year if he decided to not opt out. He would get paid 5 million more. The contract has a worth of $800 million
NFL should go to 20 games. More games more money. That’s why baseball makes so much 30 teams 160 games. That’s a lot of opportunities
Yeah, the sad part is that if you want to take your son to a game its in the hundreds! A middle class man would have to save to make it a special day. Cutting out the middle class, nice. Huh.
I AM A YANKEE FAN BUT HE NEVER WANTED TO BE A YANKEE
I shouldn’t be legit excited when I see Yankee salt and pain but I am:) WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE LGM!!!
I think it's crazy he's a good hitter but in outfield not the best
What happened last time the Islanders signed a guy too a 15 year contract that didn't work out so well lol
Guess the Mets didnt learn a thing from the Bobby Bonilla fiasco....arent they still paying him to this day 😂😂😂
Mets have the richest owner in baseball who the hell cares. It aint the fans money. Btw still over 100 million under our payroll from last year still. This is just the beginning
Soto is a future Hall of Famer for his talent at the plate. He is a terrible fielder and not worth this money though.
Bring in Corbin Burnes and Max Fried, resign Pete and win the World Series 4 out of the next 6 seasons.
Best thing I have heard today!!! " were a big baseball program"
NO NO NO... this is still unfair. A luxury Tax does nothing. A hard cap is needed it will drive a min payroll and a cap and all the teams would be more competitive instead of the same 4 in the playoffs.
Mets gonna regret this so much💀
Yankees fans in major denial over who is the best team. The Mets were better than the Yankees with Soto and now have Soto. LGM
This contract is wild and wacky. Almost a billy holy.
Worst contract on history of sports ... Dude is good but he isn't a superstar worth that
KINGS MARRY QUEENS.
The AAV is pretty similar to elite QBs and NBA players
That’s ridiculous! Sports are as bad as politics today! Greed and corruption!
He was worth $500-$600 million. No one should’ve been allowed to get more than Ohtani. Lucky he had the richest owner part of the bidding war
Like 5 teams were all willing to pay the same amount.
It is what it is.
It’s not baseball it’s King Cohen 🤣 LGM!!!!!!
What if this ends up being the next Bobby Bonilla situation 🤩
I blame the Mets for offering a contract of 15 years. Juan Soto will play well for the first several years, then one of the following things will happen:
(a) Soto will become injury prone;
(b) Soto will become lazy, & his performance will plummet.
If a pro sports franchise is going to offer a contract to any athlete, then it should be a maximum of 5 years, with the first 4 years being guaranteed. Preferably, the contract would be even shorter for the purpose of preventing that player from becoming lazy.
Yeah it's like the Pujols contract with the angels but way more money and years. Sure you'll get alot out of him for a while but eventually father time will catch up and you'll be stuck with a massive contract
Soto will tear his Achilles in his 1st at bat.
Mets fan and I'm pissed! Plus nobody is worth this kind of money.
Hat sales 😂
If they’re investing that much imagine how much the people above him are making. So gross…
The Mets negotiated Otahni's deal, he just wanted to play in LA.
Breaking News: After selling out all home games for the season, the Mets have traded Soto to the Yankees for a ham sandwich.
These 14 years deals need to end. These guys get paid only by big market teams. La and New York are the only teams going to sign these guys. I'm glad Soto made his money it's not his fault but paying a guy until he's dead is crazy.
Yankee fans having 🧂 for dinner 🍽️
3:00 Bob Nutting needs to sell the teams. He will hold back that organization until he leaves. They hit the jackpot with Paul Skenes but it’s unfortunate they will not build a winning team around him.
To think Ronaldo makes 4x times the amount in 2025 than Juan Soto is wild.
to all the people saying its too much lol, mets made 395 million in 2024.....and they WILL make more in 2025 lol. this was an easy signing for a team that wants to win.
Juan sotoooooo. Somehow this will turn into the Aaron Rodger’s show tho
If ppl are paying for it, why say no?
I can't skip forward fast enough when they start singing
$800 million? Where does it end? A billion ? Fans paying for this ? This can't be sustainable. I know I'm not contributing.
So split that in half, then more for new york state taxes and he's and he's left with 299,000,000. Still enough money to disappear but that's insane
The fact that we finally have an owner who’s willing to spend build this team is the same thing the Yankees would do for years but they’re mad cause they didn’t get him.
Sometimes you got eat your own word which us Mets fan been doing for years because of the Wilpons regime was horrible. It’s about to time we finally got something that’s in our favor and hope it will build in the future. The most important thing is, it’s not about the Yankees we have to face. It’s the about the Dodgers in the National League we have to face them to get to the World Series.
Times have changed and looking forward to the new opportunity as Met Fan We’ve been waiting for Let’s Go Mets!! 💙🧡💙🧡.
This show should never talk about baseball, they know nothing. 3.76 Billion is JUST TICKET SALES projected next year. Thats not the Dodger Japanese market, flight-hotel packages, TV deals, marketing etc…..
then dont listen
Ty seems to know he’s just not allowed as many words as pat
I'd still bet my left butt cheek that the Mets still don't win the series next year... or in the near future.
5yr/$100 million deals are probably as much as any athlete should make in any sport. They can still have sponsorships and sneaker deals
You'd rather it go into the owners pockets that make billions per year? I'd rather give generational wealth to people who started at the bottom and worked their asses off over those who were born into rich families and make billions OUTSIDE of the MLB as well
@ I’d rather see the money go back to the cities these teams are said to represent but that seems like an absolute pipe dream.
Awesome. 760 million for a DH. Guys average at best in the field. Kinda stinks actually. Good luck with that contract.
How you get paid more than a guy who plays both ways is crazy.
No MVP is criminal
Wonder if Mets still paying Bobby Bonilla?