Why are Yankees fans all of a sudden crying that Soto isn’t loyal and that he’s a mercenary? We already knew this when he left Washington. We knew this when the Padres traded for him. We knew this when the Yankees traded for him. He was a one year rental who has made it clear for years before then that he will go for the highest dollar amount. No one should ever have expected him to be loyal to the Yankees, and this is what they signed up for last year. I feel like all I heard from New York until now was “oh the pinstripes, he’ll be loyal because it’s the pinstripes” when no signs ever pointed to that.
I am a Yankees fan and anyone who didn't get that Soto is 100% about the money was not paying attention. Now, it does make him a greedy pig who (sadly) appears not to value anything else, but he told us who he was throughput his single season in the Bronx.
I’m just looking forward to him being the reason the Mets lose another game on a triple play. Hopefully it’s the playoffs lmao. Brother is clueless on the bases
Difference between Ohtani and Soto deal is that Ohtani generates income for the dodgers worldwide and winning championship is his priority while Soto just wants to get paid.
Every Scott Boris client goes for every penny. On one level I get it but on another I think his clients have to go for every single dime vs team fit , championship desires etc. Boris is only about setting the market price.
All of these ultra long and obscenely priced contracts are bad for the game. I'd like to see every front office put their foot down and collectively say.. No, we're not going to pay $50 million or more for guys that are well past their prime. If you want to lock someone up for 10 years at age 26, that's one thing but why would any sane organization agree to pay those overinflated values past that point?..
Soo worldwide is what Japan and South Korea? Who cares for Baseball worldwide? People care cricket 10x more if you want to compare similar type of sports
So, when the Dodgers sign Ohtani, the big headlines were "that's bad for baseball." When the Mets sign Soto for 765 million, then the major headlines are: "the Mets took our guy." Where are the headlines that the Soto deal is bad for baseball at?
Soto is only 26 and he most likely will have crazy career numbers. The bottom line the Mets owner was very aggressive he runs the team as his toy, not a business, he wants to win even if the spreadsheet shows negative profit. It’s his money he owns 95% of the team.
@@punkmeathead3792 if the yankees keep soto they’re in the world series again next year no two players you get this year replace his impact 😂 hilarious to think otherwise
Mets fan here, I'm glad we got Soto... you can defs say his contract might end up being bad, but the Wilpon family used to run the Mets like they were the Royals or Rays for years, Cohen is the 1st Mets owner in a long time to actually run the Mets like a big market team... if the Yankees spent this type of money, almost no one would bat an eye lash
@@Kuu_7do u follow baseball? He’s been maybe the best hitter in the mlb for years now. Won a World Series as a kid. He’s still 26. Soto to the Mets rlly made ppl delusional
He’s 26. In 15 he will be 41. You signed Judge to 10 years at 30yrs old. So he’ll be 40. Dont be butthurt because he chose the Mets over the Yankees. Face it. We have “Steinbrenner” as our owner now.
@@antoniosciarappa1453 are you cool with 1 person making three-quarters of a billion dollars for being able to play baseball? How much do you think the best teacher should be paid? How about the best surgeon? The top cop on earth should be paid how much, exactly?
It's an overpay but in the world of MLB with no salary cap, spending big sometimes is more a flex than anything else and that helps bring other talent in.
@@rigpa10 Soto can't even run bases... Soto doesn't bring in hundreds of millions internationally. Soto is a duck compared to Ohtani. This contract is a noose for the Mets.
You got Yankee rejects on your rotation right now and your best starter last year was a former Yankee who is now a San Jose Las Vegas Oakland A lol casual fan
I can wait. It's honestly absurd they're even above $100m. If you can't live comfortably playing a game for half the year on... $5m a year, then why do the rest of us have to foot a lifestyle that players of a *_game_* quite frankly don't deserve?
@@callmeshaggy5166 They deserve every penny. Why? Because the free market supports it, which is how economies are supposed to run. And no, _we_ aren't footing the bill. Steve Cohen very voluntarily chose to pay Soto that much. And some fans will _choose_ to buy tickets. Free country.
The Ohtani contract is almost paid off already with jersey and ticket sales. The Dodgers made a great deal. The Mets gunna pay this dude to NOT win for the next 15yrs...
Wow 765M!! Congrats to the Mets for signing this multiple MVP winner, probably won triple crown multiple times too? sure he has topped the RBI, HR or AVG list at least? no Golden Gloves either? 50+ HR season? Multiple WS rings? Stolen bases? He was at least MVP on his own team right? errrr... well at least he won a HR Derby once. Go Mets! 🤡🙂
@@joekaf Wood was part of the massive haul that the Nats got from SD for Soto. That prospect package in Washington looks impressive. Mike Rizzo did well for the team with that deal.
I've been a Dodgers fan since 1977 and THANK GOD the Dodgers did NOT sign this guy....This guy is NOT worth even half of that!! The Mets will regret this and won't win anything except headaches after buyers remorse set it
I sure hope the latter part of your comment is wrong. I've been suffering as a Mets fan for a bit 😂. I really hope he helps the Mets win a championship. I'll be ecstatic if he helps them win one.
Pujols, Hamilton did nothing for the angels, Machado has yet to win, same with Harper so just because you hand out these massive contracts to superstars no guarantee you win.
The minute I saw the notification of Juan Soto signing with the Mets, I thought to myself and said “Somehere TJ is doing backflips and Ric Flair struts out of glee.”
I love it when Rich's voice cracks bc he's so mad at the Yankees ridiculous management decisions. This clip just put me in the Holiday Spirit. Go Sox!!!
I'm a life long Mets fan (since 1962). I'm not elated. Soto is a great hitter, but a one tool player. Imagine what recent hall of fame 5 tool player like Dave Parker would get paid. I would rather have seen Cohen pay 5 players a lot less than $765 million to shore up pitching and third base. Now the Yankees can do just that.
Uncle Steve ain't playing about making the Mets the envy of baseball. The Soto contract will not stop Cohen from spending even more. I'm a die hard Mets fans for the last 35 years and this is like a beautiful dream. I can't believe we have an owner that loves the team as much as we do. It's a beautiful time to be a Mets fan. Embrace it. It's our turn.
Since Juan Soto has come into the league he’s been compared to Ted Williams, has a top 20 ops+ in the league since a rookie, and is just entering his prime but thanks for reminding why half the Mets fan base sucks.
@@Josh-hv2ze Some of us are not emotional fans, but actually use our brains. Soto is an all-time offensive player - Ted Williams is a fair comparison, although I would argue that Soto could be considered better, because he is more clutch than old Teddy Ballgame was. But Soto is also sub-par as both a defensive player and as a runner. If this was a $51m/yr contract for five years, that would make more sense. I absolutely pray that Soto opts out after 2029, and that the Mets don't increase to $55m/yr, but let him walk. Because once he starts to decline from all-time great hitter to really good hitter and then worse, and his defense and baserunning declines, then he won't be worth anything close to $55m/yr. As to Uncle Stevie's wallet, no team in baseball - Mets and Dodgers included - have an unlimited budget. Think the Mets will sign Corbin Burnes, Max Fried, Walker Buhler, and Sean Manaea as starters, and Tanner Scott for the bullpen? Sounds nice, but it is absolutely _not_ happening. Even Uncle Stevie won't go nearly that far. Which means money must be spent wisely.
I’m sure he misses you 😂 he had his worst season ever on the Padres so I don’t blame you for not missing him, but that wasn’t his norm. Probably was miserable there because your team sucks.
"It's not my money" is the stupidest argument in all of sports. Are your tickets, merchandise and concessions free? If not, then it is your money. Because all those prices keep rising to pay these mammoth contracts. It is always the fans money.
Yeah but the prices keep going up regardless so you might as well just have him. For all those years costing me 300 dollars a game with my 2 boys while being in last place under the Wilpon’s this is like payback..
Good news: They broadcast the games on television. You can even hear them on the radio. Who needs to go to games? I used to go in the 1980s and 1990s. Last went in 2000, 25 years ago. I'd rather stay home now.
100%. He's a great player but 800 million for a player that doesn't play defense? No thanks. Will be a DH in a few years and the Yankees need that spot for Judge.
Dodgers were buying a COUNTRY in signing Ohtani and Yamamoto. From purely a business perspective, let alone a baseball one, it made sense to sign them. For Soto, neither a business nor baseball decision makes sense to pay him that much. Ohtani brought in $100M in 2024, Soto was not even in the top 5 of Jersey sales. Cohen paid that much because he was not going to get outbid. Period. Overpaid for Soto? Absolutely. Still, can’t hate. Great for Mets fans and obviously Soto at Cohen’s expense.
I thought Soto in pinstripes was so cool but I thought it was temporary. If he didn’t have judge hitting there something tells me he signs because he’ll probably hit less home runs at Citi than with the Yankees and their short right field wall.
This move by Soto just clearly shows he got his ring already and doesn’t care about winning another, just wants the most money possible. Just went to the World Series and they offered damn near the same thing and he said no and went to the Mets who offered just a little more. Can’t say “it’s 1 year less he can get another contract after his is up” he’ll be in his 40’s when it ends no one giving him another big contract after that he’ll most likely retire. Dude chose the money over running it back to try and win
Yearly: $51M Mets / $47.5M Yankees .... makes more money in 1 less year of work & grind on the body.... Mets FREE stadium suite / Yankees NO FREE suite for family & friends
This was totally different than Ohtani, there wasn’t five teams on him because he wanted to stay on the West Coast and there wasn’t some huge bidding war especially between New York
Soto if he stays healthy is going to have a chance at 700 HRs. Im gonna miss that swing in the Bronx for full season. Steven Cohen was not to be denied this bidding war.
I'm sorry. Take away last year, with Judge protecting him and that short porch in right, I'd love to see someone justify 765 million. He can't field, can't run and now he's going to a pitchers ballpark
You are so right about that. He will probably hit 35 home runs. To pay him that absurdly high contract is crazy. He is a horrible baserunner and fielder and will play most of the 15 years as a DH. Don't forget they are stuck with that guy till he is 41 years old, that is ridiculous.
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I’m just having fun the fact rich and his buddies are still crying about the dodgers, like the guy didn’t understand we weren’t 100 percent on Soto. We need Teo back
Soto ends up with more rings than Othani. We’re not 100% sure he’s going to be a great pitcher ever again, and people are complaining about paying a better overall hitter 15-19 million less.
I think every Mets fan owes Juan Soto an apology for hating on him hitting too many homers in Citi Field, because now they are about to be used in the best possible way
I’m with Rich regarding Yankee fans. Soto’s not a complete player, he’s greedy, and now we can waste money elsewhere. That said, I hope he gets the yips.
As a Yankees fan I am glad the Yankees did not sign him to that ridiculous contract. His statistics were very over inflated playing at Yankee Stadium where almost every fly ball to right field is a home run. He is not worth the money or the length of that contract paying him till he is 41 years old is absurd. He also benefited from having Judge in the lineup.
@@scottbaines9647 they’re the worlds team bro. Go to any country they know the New York Yankees. You’re just one of the many jealous fans. Keep punching up bud.
@@punkmeathead3792 They know the logo for sure. But in my lifetime as a Yankee fan, they've always been the most hated. Of course I'm jealous, who wouldn't want this guy on their lineup.
As a Yankees fan, I'm not worried at all. When was the last time TJ's teams won a championship? The Clippers won nothing. Cowboys are never going to win as long as Jerry runs the show. The Mets are the Mets. That team has always found ways to blow it. No need to panic, Yankee fans
@@icecubez130 A cool headed Yankees fan know that Dodgers had far better players. I can't say for other delusional Yankee fans though. As for that fool who messed with Mookie Betts, I personally hoped that he would have gotten banned for life
How many people here are old enough to remember how huge it was when the Yankees signed Dave Winfield for 10 years for $23 million in 1981? That would be the equivalent of about $7 million per year today, the kind of money paid to a backup catcher in 2024. The money is just insane.
Soto is a below average fielder and older than 26. The Mets will regret this move in a few years. I am going to laugh my guts out as soonas it happens.
As a Dodger fan, I am so glad they didn't sign this guy. He's a shitty defender and a lackluster baserunner. Can't wait to see how the Mets try to make this work. With no one like Judge to hit behind him, they're still in trouble. Not to mention the trouble they still have with their rotation. Good luck turning Holmes into any kind of reliable starter. That's a f'ing joke.
This is the MLB version of Deshaun Watson deal - Mets will regret this big time. Makes Ohtani contract much more digestible, considering he’s won multiple MVPs, can hit, steal bases, must see tv. Soto isn’t even close to that contract worth and just fleeced the Mets.
Hey Rich Eisen, just wanted to say the little brother, the Mets, has grown up into a powerhouse, while the older brother, the Yankees, is looking old and not so attractive anymore. Let’s go Mets!
As a mets fan for 24 years i am very happy by this acquisition. But also as a mets fan (and Knicks, Jets & Tottenham fan) I'm not getting too happy as I've been burned before.
Imagine when Scut Farkus as a Mets fan teases, torments, and tortures Ralphie as a Yankees fan by calling him a crybaby after Juan Soto signed with the Mets, he would laugh at him.
Soto's a good hitter, but he hurt us many times this season with poor fielding and base running. He's so far from a complete player. He's also a clubhouse cancer. He threw the vibe off in the Yankees' clubhouse from day one with his diva behavior and the constant passive-aggressive BS he directed toward Aaron Judge. The Yankees front office is very happy with this outcome. Hal had no intention of actually signing Soto - he just drove the price sky high because he knew Cohen would top it no matter what, and the more funds we can drain from Mets ownership the better.
tell your rich owners to stop keeping all the money they get from revenue sharing and luxury tax they share from teams like the mets - your owners have the money they do not want to spend it
I'd go with the money. Baseball, like a lot of sports, is hard on the body. A 15-year contract with an opt-out clause after 5 years sets him up for life. After all, it's just a game. 😂😂
What I love about this is how if their team won the WS, everyone in front of a microphone here would take more pleasure in the other guys' teams NOT winning than their team doing so.
The Yankees aren’t entitled to every big FA every year. Rich hit it on the head. Before signing with the Mets, he was a generational, can’t miss and will make any team a contender. Now that he is a Met, he has all these issues and is even on the downswing
Rich is so salty it’s beautiful. It’s raining today in NYC except it’s not actual rain. It’s Rich’s tears.
Funnily enough it is actually raining in NYC rn
🤣🤣🤣
It is actually raining here
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Aren’t they sweet 😂😂😂. LGM!!!
Why are Yankees fans all of a sudden crying that Soto isn’t loyal and that he’s a mercenary? We already knew this when he left Washington. We knew this when the Padres traded for him. We knew this when the Yankees traded for him. He was a one year rental who has made it clear for years before then that he will go for the highest dollar amount. No one should ever have expected him to be loyal to the Yankees, and this is what they signed up for last year. I feel like all I heard from New York until now was “oh the pinstripes, he’ll be loyal because it’s the pinstripes” when no signs ever pointed to that.
Rich is very clearly mucking around. Good lord the internet is full of the perpetually lobotomised...
I am a Yankees fan and anyone who didn't get that Soto is 100% about the money was not paying attention. Now, it does make him a greedy pig who (sadly) appears not to value anything else, but he told us who he was throughput his single season in the Bronx.
I think it's more the fact he signed with their arch-rivals.
soto is not a mercenary - he is a free agent - the yankees are not the team they once were - the tables have turned
I’m just looking forward to him being the reason the Mets lose another game on a triple play. Hopefully it’s the playoffs lmao. Brother is clueless on the bases
Difference between Ohtani and Soto deal is that Ohtani generates income for the dodgers worldwide and winning championship is his priority while Soto just wants to get paid.
Every Scott Boris client goes for every penny. On one level I get it but on another I think his clients have to go for every single dime vs team fit , championship desires etc. Boris is only about setting the market price.
All of these ultra long and obscenely priced contracts are bad for the game. I'd like to see every front office put their foot down and collectively say.. No, we're not going to pay $50 million or more for guys that are well past their prime. If you want to lock someone up for 10 years at age 26, that's one thing but why would any sane organization agree to pay those overinflated values past that point?..
The mets were 2 wins away from the world series lol it isn’t like he signed with the white sox or the angels
By the way $765 is to piss off the yankees is not Soto there is competition going on.
Soo worldwide is what Japan and South Korea? Who cares for Baseball worldwide? People care cricket 10x more if you want to compare similar type of sports
So, when the Dodgers sign Ohtani, the big headlines were "that's bad for baseball." When the Mets sign Soto for 765 million, then the major headlines are: "the Mets took our guy." Where are the headlines that the Soto deal is bad for baseball at?
I mean I guess the idea is that the Ohtani deal already opened the door for deals like this, now it’s to be expected
Soto is only 26 and he most likely will have crazy career numbers. The bottom line the Mets owner was very aggressive he runs the team as his toy, not a business, he wants to win even if the spreadsheet shows negative profit. It’s his money he owns 95% of the team.
Obviously, this is called an East Coast bias.
Exactly. Make it make sense.
@@carlososcarcomedy if you believe Soto is only 26, I have an ocean to sell you in Nebraska lol
Rich got a bit too cocky when it came to Michigan, the sports gods had to level it out 😂 humble you a bit
Soto ain’t all that bro. It’s baseball, ya need a team to win a ring not just 1 player.
@@punkmeathead3792 So what do you call Judge and Stanton then?
@@DarkFalz719 judge is Judge. Soto ain’t hitting 60 home runs in a season. Judge brings in the $
@@punkmeathead3792 if the yankees keep soto they’re in the world series again next year
no two players you get this year replace his impact 😂 hilarious to think otherwise
He's a lifelong Jets fan. Pretty sure Michigan was the levelling out
As a dodgers fan I’m happy this happened. Now the ohtani deal looks like a steal!
Me as well and I’m happy they’re crying it 🤣 I’ll be even more happy if the Yankees sign no body.
as a dodgers fan i don't think soto fits with us, anyway. glad the mets took him.
I think you mean A BET.
I guess the Dodgers narrative "Dodgers are destroying Baseball" has been put to bed 🤣🤣🤣
Ohtani’s aav is still significantly higher.
Mets fan here, I'm glad we got Soto... you can defs say his contract might end up being bad, but the Wilpon family used to run the Mets like they were the Royals or Rays for years, Cohen is the 1st Mets owner in a long time to actually run the Mets like a big market team... if the Yankees spent this type of money, almost no one would bat an eye lash
@@Kuu_7do u follow baseball? He’s been maybe the best hitter in the mlb for years now. Won a World Series as a kid. He’s still 26. Soto to the Mets rlly made ppl delusional
Way to much years and money😢 I would have got more baseball minds to help the farm😅
The Salt Level is off the charts. 🤣🤣
the money is crazy. i think the length is more absurd. FIFTEEN YEARS!!!! good luck with that after year 5.
He'll be gone after 5. There's an opt out clause in the contract after 5 years
He’s 26. In 15 he will be 41. You signed Judge to 10 years at 30yrs old. So he’ll be 40. Dont be butthurt because he chose the Mets over the Yankees. Face it. We have “Steinbrenner” as our owner now.
@@johnstrika9170he’s not going to get a contract with a higher AAV at 31. Met for life
Cohen has a 250 million a year art budget. I don’t think he’s worried about it
The Yankees deal was for 16 years 😂
Lmao TJ holding that tiny Grimace I love it
I don't get the huge price tag. He wasn't good enough to win MVP but he's the highest paid player in baseball?
Look at his age….there’s your answer
@@antoniosciarappa1453 are you cool with 1 person making three-quarters of a billion dollars for being able to play baseball? How much do you think the best teacher should be paid? How about the best surgeon? The top cop on earth should be paid how much, exactly?
It's an overpay but in the world of MLB with no salary cap, spending big sometimes is more a flex than anything else and that helps bring other talent in.
He had like 3 mvp like seasons
He is 26 years old
Giving Soto more than Ohtani is sheer idiocy.
keep crying - soto is a better hitter than ohtani - you are just another casual know nothing fan
@@rigpa10 Ohtani is a great hitter and oh one of the best pitchers when healthy. Can juan soto do both? Hell no. Ohtani is more valuable.
@@rigpa10 Soto can't even run bases... Soto doesn't bring in hundreds of millions internationally. Soto is a duck compared to Ohtani. This contract is a noose for the Mets.
@@Sinlock-1313 LOL @ any amount of money being a "noose" for money bags Steve.
You got Yankee rejects on your rotation right now and your best starter last year was a former Yankee who is now a San Jose Las Vegas Oakland A lol casual fan
I been a Mets fan for 40 years and I'm extremely happy 😊😊😊
Rough 40 years
@@scottsmith1455
1986 was nice
So was last year
2006 wasn't bad either
Soon you’ll be sad bc it’ll be the worst contract ever sign . Juan is one dimensional and he doesn’t bring in the economy that ohtani does.
You and me bro we needed this
I’m a Met fan. Stupid signing. Waste of money.
Can’t wait to see a billion dollar contract one day, never thought it could happen until now.
I can wait. It's honestly absurd they're even above $100m. If you can't live comfortably playing a game for half the year on... $5m a year, then why do the rest of us have to foot a lifestyle that players of a *_game_* quite frankly don't deserve?
@@callmeshaggy5166
They deserve every penny. Why? Because the free market supports it, which is how economies are supposed to run. And no, _we_ aren't footing the bill. Steve Cohen very voluntarily chose to pay Soto that much. And some fans will _choose_ to buy tickets. Free country.
The Ohtani contract is almost paid off already with jersey and ticket sales. The Dodgers made a great deal. The Mets gunna pay this dude to NOT win for the next 15yrs...
Smoking that sweet copium I see
who cares - why should i care about ohtani or the dodgers - i am met fan
..with a 31 year old hitter who says he's 26 (according to his Dominican birth "certificate")
“THE LEGACY OF MACKEY SASSER!” Quote of the year. Thanks Rich.
Wow 765M!! Congrats to the Mets for signing this multiple MVP winner, probably won triple crown multiple times too? sure he has topped the RBI, HR or AVG list at least? no Golden Gloves either? 50+ HR season? Multiple WS rings? Stolen bases? He was at least MVP on his own team right? errrr... well at least he won a HR Derby once. Go Mets! 🤡🙂
No that's our SS and 1st baseman.
The cope is insane lol
Copium
Congrats for the saltiest comment I’ve seen yet 😂
@@WeissBomb32-It is very salty....but also very true.
I would assume that the Nationals' fans are more upset about it. All seven of them.
Can't wait until James Wood signs with the Braves for a billion dollars in five years.
@@joekafDylan crewes to the Phillies for 800 mill
@@joekaf
Wood was part of the massive haul that the Nats got from SD for Soto. That prospect package in Washington looks impressive. Mike Rizzo did well for the team with that deal.
Scott boras has broken baseball and the reason MLB Needs a hard salary cap
No it's great facing Harper, Turner, Schwarber, and now Soto in the division for the next decade plus. We're not salty at all...
We don't need monument park. We have Grimace 😂😅😊
Citi field is a far better ballpark then the current Yankee stadium.
Also, I didn't see Seymour Weiner at any Yankees games 🫡
That little kid Adrian on TikTok was spot on with the deal 😂
Mets will 100% regret this.
I disagree
I agree. It’s the Mets so they will inevitably mess this up. And then they won’t have the money to fix it
😂😂😂😂😂...Suuurrrre...
Got it, you don't know baseball
If he stays for 15 years, then probably. If he leaves after 5? Maybe, maybe not. Tremendous offensive force, can't field, can't run the bases.
I've been a Dodgers fan since 1977 and THANK GOD the Dodgers did NOT sign this guy....This guy is NOT worth even half of that!! The Mets will regret this and won't win anything except headaches after buyers remorse set it
I sure hope the latter part of your comment is wrong. I've been suffering as a Mets fan for a bit 😂. I really hope he helps the Mets win a championship. I'll be ecstatic if he helps them win one.
stop lying -
no one cares what you think about the mets or soto - get over yourself -
what a cry baby -
Mets will be fine. Sterns and Cohen will be able to pivot if need be, when the leaders are all in success is inevitable.
Pujols, Hamilton did nothing for the angels, Machado has yet to win, same with Harper so just because you hand out these massive contracts to superstars no guarantee you win.
Pujols was already washed up and in his 30s when he was traded to the angels dummy. Hamilton was a crackhead.
The minute I saw the notification of Juan Soto signing with the Mets, I thought to myself and said “Somehere TJ is doing backflips and Ric Flair struts out of glee.”
I love it when Rich's voice cracks bc he's so mad at the Yankees ridiculous management decisions. This clip just put me in the Holiday Spirit.
Go Sox!!!
I'm a life long Mets fan (since 1962). I'm not elated. Soto is a great hitter, but a one tool player. Imagine what recent hall of fame 5 tool player like Dave Parker would get paid. I would rather have seen Cohen pay 5 players a lot less than $765 million to shore up pitching and third base. Now the Yankees can do just that.
Yup. If he leaves after five years, then I'm okay with it, I guess. He _is_ a tremendous offensive force, no question.
Uncle Steve ain't playing about making the Mets the envy of baseball. The Soto contract will not stop Cohen from spending even more. I'm a die hard Mets fans for the last 35 years and this is like a beautiful dream. I can't believe we have an owner that loves the team as much as we do. It's a beautiful time to be a Mets fan. Embrace it. It's our turn.
Since Juan Soto has come into the league he’s been compared to Ted Williams, has a top 20 ops+ in the league since a rookie, and is just entering his prime but thanks for reminding why half the Mets fan base sucks.
You think the Mets are done spending bahahahah
@@Josh-hv2ze
Some of us are not emotional fans, but actually use our brains. Soto is an all-time offensive player - Ted Williams is a fair comparison, although I would argue that Soto could be considered better, because he is more clutch than old Teddy Ballgame was. But Soto is also sub-par as both a defensive player and as a runner. If this was a $51m/yr contract for five years, that would make more sense. I absolutely pray that Soto opts out after 2029, and that the Mets don't increase to $55m/yr, but let him walk. Because once he starts to decline from all-time great hitter to really good hitter and then worse, and his defense and baserunning declines, then he won't be worth anything close to $55m/yr. As to Uncle Stevie's wallet, no team in baseball - Mets and Dodgers included - have an unlimited budget. Think the Mets will sign Corbin Burnes, Max Fried, Walker Buhler, and Sean Manaea as starters, and Tanner Scott for the bullpen? Sounds nice, but it is absolutely _not_ happening. Even Uncle Stevie won't go nearly that far. Which means money must be spent wisely.
Anybody not getting this overpay guy should be happy 😂
keep telling yourself that lie
As a Padres fan, I STILL DON'T MISS HIM.
I’m sure he misses you 😂 he had his worst season ever on the Padres so I don’t blame you for not missing him, but that wasn’t his norm. Probably was miserable there because your team sucks.
@@Dan-tt8sn Dodgers fan here just wanna butt in and say hello to the Padres fan. ✋🤪
"It's not my money" is the stupidest argument in all of sports. Are your tickets, merchandise and concessions free? If not, then it is your money. Because all those prices keep rising to pay these mammoth contracts. It is always the fans money.
You have the choice to buy tickets or merchandise with inflation prices or not
Thinking tickets, merchandise and concessions pay players salaries is actually the dumbest thing in sports
Yeah but the prices keep going up regardless so you might as well just have him. For all those years costing me 300 dollars a game with my 2 boys while being in last place under the Wilpon’s this is like payback..
Absolutely agree. Big waste of money on a mercenary.
no because i stream online in a way that doesnt hurt my pocket.
Scott Boris is running baseball. I can’t take my kids to more than one or two games per year at these prices already.
*boras
Running or ruining? Or both?
Get a better job
Good news: They broadcast the games on television. You can even hear them on the radio. Who needs to go to games? I used to go in the 1980s and 1990s. Last went in 2000, 25 years ago. I'd rather stay home now.
This is why you love sports, the differing takes by fandoms is great Rich had me dying 🤣
I'm so happy my team did not sign Juan Soto. The Mets are screwed for the next 15 years.
😂😂😂😂
stop lying - no believes you
One player now worth half the cost of a new stadium. There are no words!😵
Come back in 5 years and see what Boras gets for his latest clients.
soto is worth the money - you have no idea what you are talking about - you are just another casual
I knew my Reds weren't gonna get Soto, but hey. We're still in the running for Bugs Bunny from Baseball Bugs.
This Red Sox fan is happy we didn't sign him assuming, as rich mentioned, the sox still spend that money but on pitching and a right handed bat
Maybe Aaron Rodgers can play LF? 🤔
Now this guy is cooking
waiting for this since last night😂
As a Met fan Uncle Stevie just gave every Met fan a Christmas Hannaka and Festis Holiday for all time.
Blue Jays have as many championships as the Mets.
And a younger franchise than the Mets
Soto owed the Yankees NOTHING.
Soto seen that rapper Nas wore the New York Mets baseball cap he said to himself that is team he was going to play for 😂
Rich should be happy 800million for a career .950 ops will never be worth it. The Mets will probably be worse off because of this in the long term
100%. He's a great player but 800 million for a player that doesn't play defense? No thanks. Will be a DH in a few years and the Yankees need that spot for Judge.
Dodgers were buying a COUNTRY in signing Ohtani and Yamamoto. From purely a business perspective, let alone a baseball one, it made sense to sign them. For Soto, neither a business nor baseball decision makes sense to pay him that much. Ohtani brought in $100M in 2024, Soto was not even in the top 5 of Jersey sales.
Cohen paid that much because he was not going to get outbid. Period.
Overpaid for Soto? Absolutely. Still, can’t hate. Great for Mets fans and obviously Soto at Cohen’s expense.
“At least he didn’t go to the dodgers”
😂😂😂😂
Music to my ears, 20 years ago nobody would have ever said this.
I'm no longer a Yankees fan now I'm a Mets fan 😌💪❤️🫡🙌
Yanks fan here..this is Rich just coping. No hate on the Mets, hope he does well for them and you guys beat the Dodgers
I thought Soto in pinstripes was so cool but I thought it was temporary. If he didn’t have judge hitting there something tells me he signs because he’ll probably hit less home runs at Citi than with the Yankees and their short right field wall.
@@connorclarke1218Most of Soto’s career homeruns are center to left field. He’s never really be a pull power hitter.
As a massive Yankees fan, Go Dodgers. Hope the Mets never see the WS with Soto on the roster.
Rich saying hawk tuah is wild
Judge shitting himself in the World Series was the straw that sent him elsewhere.
Judge is not a clutch player.
05:31 “Yeah you gotta get off that man” 😂😂😂😂
Can these guys cry like babies anymore, I think he is crying more now then when the Yankees lost the world series.
This move by Soto just clearly shows he got his ring already and doesn’t care about winning another, just wants the most money possible. Just went to the World Series and they offered damn near the same thing and he said no and went to the Mets who offered just a little more. Can’t say “it’s 1 year less he can get another contract after his is up” he’ll be in his 40’s when it ends no one giving him another big contract after that he’ll most likely retire. Dude chose the money over running it back to try and win
Yearly: $51M Mets / $47.5M Yankees .... makes more money in 1 less year of work & grind on the body.... Mets FREE stadium suite / Yankees NO FREE suite for family & friends
Yankee fans sound like the jilted bride that got left at the altar😂😂
This was totally different than Ohtani, there wasn’t five teams on him because he wanted to stay on the West Coast and there wasn’t some huge bidding war especially between New York
Soto if he stays healthy is going to have a chance at 700 HRs. Im gonna miss that swing in the Bronx for full season. Steven Cohen was not to be denied this bidding war.
12:08 That shade😂
I'm sorry. Take away last year, with Judge protecting him and that short porch in right, I'd love to see someone justify 765 million. He can't field, can't run and now he's going to a pitchers ballpark
Oh well... back to 82-80 for Captain Zer0 and the Yankees. All Rise!
A pitchers ball park where he has a career 1.042 OPS 😂
You are so right about that.
He will probably hit 35 home runs.
To pay him that absurdly high contract is crazy.
He is a horrible baserunner and fielder and will play
most of the 15 years as a DH.
Don't forget they are stuck with that guy till
he is 41 years old, that is ridiculous.
Yea because his home runs were barely scraping the wall...
@@chrisnalina1755 you have no idea what you are talking about - your whole post is nonsense
Rich: hawk tuah
TJ: yeah you gotta get off that man
😂😂😂
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Frustrated & mad Richie Eisen's is the best !🤣🤣
This fuss about Juan Soto is irrelevant 😮
The Dodgers will continue to win more World Series 🎉❤
I’m just having fun the fact rich and his buddies are still crying about the dodgers, like the guy didn’t understand we weren’t 100 percent on Soto. We need Teo back
Dodgers have one legit ring since '88 and now every Dodgers fans is convinced they're winning forever
@@matthewlane1343 Caution ⚠️
The Dodgers are building a DYNASTY 😁
Multiple World Series 🌎 🧡
Soto ends up with more rings than Othani. We’re not 100% sure he’s going to be a great pitcher ever again, and people are complaining about paying a better overall hitter 15-19 million less.
in your dreams - you have no idea how baseball works if you think that
I think every Mets fan owes Juan Soto an apology for hating on him hitting too many homers in Citi Field, because now they are about to be used in the best possible way
Soto is clearly in for every penny.... Regardless of team, builds, ballpark, playoff chances or any other intangible
you have no idea what you are talking about
As soon as I heard the news I knew this was gonna be fantastic. Good for you TJ.
Just like Aaron Judge, Hal Steinbrenner dropped the ball on this one.
Nahh. Hal made him a great offer, all Yank fans know this so we're not mad.
It’s really a 5 year contract worth 300 million. I’ll take Soto in his prime anyday LFGM 🧡💙
Rich is still mad the Jets haven't won a Superbowl since the 60's......Joe Namath is 81 years old 😭😂😂😂
This was a great segment.
These guys are going to be really pissed when Cohen goes out and signs Fried, Burnes, Alonso, and Bregman.
Not happening
@jimwerther they will end up with two of them. The only reason they won't go crazy is because of all the young talent that would get blocked.
3:06 I love how well cultured Rich Eisen is "theirs always money in the Banana stand" -Jeffrey Tambor from Arrested Development
I’m with Rich regarding Yankee fans. Soto’s not a complete player, he’s greedy, and now we can waste money elsewhere. That said, I hope he gets the yips.
Only one who got the yips is you and every yankees fan 😆
@@KCJB22291 lol
As a Yankees fan I am glad the Yankees did not
sign him to that ridiculous contract. His statistics
were very over inflated playing at Yankee Stadium
where almost every fly ball to right field is a home run.
He is not worth the money or the length of that contract
paying him till he is 41 years old is absurd. He also
benefited from having Judge in the lineup.
Tell me you only knew who Juan Soto was in 2024 without telling me you only knew who Juan Soto was in 2024
Lmao NYY the Mets run New York now!! 😆 Yankees not built for World Series 16 years and counting. Dodgers are Americas team now 💯
Mets haven’t won since 86?
Yankees were never Americas team
@@scottbaines9647 they’re the worlds team bro. Go to any country they know the New York Yankees. You’re just one of the many jealous fans. Keep punching up bud.
@@punkmeathead3792 They know the logo for sure. But in my lifetime as a Yankee fan, they've always been the most hated. Of course I'm jealous, who wouldn't want this guy on their lineup.
@@scottbaines9647 oh you’re one of us, why ya putting the team down man?
😂🤣😂 Getting that retirement contract is a blessing for Soto & his family, stop hating Rich.
As a Yankees fan, I'm not worried at all. When was the last time TJ's teams won a championship? The Clippers won nothing. Cowboys are never going to win as long as Jerry runs the show. The Mets are the Mets. That team has always found ways to blow it. No need to panic, Yankee fans
Should be worried, miss the playoffs without him the year before and got there with him. And now you don’t have him
Brian Cashman: "no need to panic" since 2009. All Rise!
Judge is a ghost in the playoffs
that's probably what Yankee fans told themselves in games 1 and 2 and 3 of the WS lmao
@@icecubez130 A cool headed Yankees fan know that Dodgers had far better players. I can't say for other delusional Yankee fans though. As for that fool who messed with Mookie Betts, I personally hoped that he would have gotten banned for life
Rich just hit every stage of grief in 10 minutes 😂 Let’s Go Mets!
All this, just so you can take 3rd place in the NL East 😅
if that is true - why are on here crying like a baby - you should be happy - but you are just lying to make yourself feel better
@ I could care less about the Mets, what a waste of money. The real loser is the one to sign Soto
How many people here are old enough to remember how huge it was when the Yankees signed Dave Winfield for 10 years for $23 million in 1981? That would be the equivalent of about $7 million per year today, the kind of money paid to a backup catcher in 2024. The money is just insane.
Soto is a below average fielder and older than 26. The Mets will regret this move in a few years. I am going to laugh my guts out as soonas it happens.
Soto will opt out of his contract in a few years.
0% chance he's on the team for 15 years
I agree with you on the first part but idk about the regretting part
Mets got a lot of money i don’t think they care
@@bryanclark3151not if his value dips below the contract
As a Dodger fan, I am so glad they didn't sign this guy. He's a shitty defender and a lackluster baserunner. Can't wait to see how the Mets try to make this work. With no one like Judge to hit behind him, they're still in trouble. Not to mention the trouble they still have with their rotation. Good luck turning Holmes into any kind of reliable starter. That's a f'ing joke.
Just look how they signed Yankee discards the past four years.
Too bad for them they have to face your Dodgers for the whole duration.
No athlete ever has or ever will deserve a contract over $50 million
and no player should be signed over 5 maybe 7 years tops.
Well that’s a weird thing to say when inflation exists.
I mean if someone wants to pay them that number, better the players get it than the owners
If someone is willing to pay that much. He worth it
Get used to it
I love the Arrested Development reference.
Wow. Never saw Rich so douchey and jealous before
He's kidding, for gosh sake.
@@jimwertherwell it wasn’t funny 😂
As a Sox fan the first time i was able to empathize with a yankees fan was that video wheres hes roasting Juan Soto in front of Citi field LOLOLOL
LMAO Brockman asking who will win a title first Mets or Cowboys literally made me spit my beer out haha.
This is the MLB version of Deshaun Watson deal - Mets will regret this big time. Makes Ohtani contract much more digestible, considering he’s won multiple MVPs, can hit, steal bases, must see tv. Soto isn’t even close to that contract worth and just fleeced the Mets.
1:30 The kids call this “Copium”
The Yankees need to just buy someone else. Buy some more pitching. As A Guardian/Indians fan I have no sympathy for the Yankees.
Hey Rich Eisen, just wanted to say the little brother, the Mets, has grown up into a powerhouse, while the older brother, the Yankees, is looking old and not so attractive anymore. Let’s go Mets!
As a mets fan for 24 years i am very happy by this acquisition. But also as a mets fan (and Knicks, Jets & Tottenham fan) I'm not getting too happy as I've been burned before.
As a Mets fan, I absolutely loved the Mackey Sasser reference...
Imagine when Scut Farkus as a Mets fan teases, torments, and tortures Ralphie as a Yankees fan by calling him a crybaby after Juan Soto signed with the Mets, he would laugh at him.
Soto's a good hitter, but he hurt us many times this season with poor fielding and base running. He's so far from a complete player. He's also a clubhouse cancer. He threw the vibe off in the Yankees' clubhouse from day one with his diva behavior and the constant passive-aggressive BS he directed toward Aaron Judge. The Yankees front office is very happy with this outcome. Hal had no intention of actually signing Soto - he just drove the price sky high because he knew Cohen would top it no matter what, and the more funds we can drain from Mets ownership the better.
Coooooopppppeeee
😢
I’m a Detroit Tigers fan and I’m sitting here thinking how are we going to improve going into spring training?
tell your rich owners to stop keeping all the money they get from revenue sharing and luxury tax they share from teams like the mets - your owners have the money they do not want to spend it
TJ being a Mets/Cowboys fan is funny to me man, what’s his basketball team?
I'd go with the money. Baseball, like a lot of sports, is hard on the body. A 15-year contract with an opt-out clause after 5 years sets him up for life. After all, it's just a game. 😂😂
What I love about this is how if their team won the WS, everyone in front of a microphone here would take more pleasure in the other guys' teams NOT winning than their team doing so.
There's always money in the Banana stand 😂
The Yankees aren’t entitled to every big FA every year. Rich hit it on the head. Before signing with the Mets, he was a generational, can’t miss and will make any team a contender. Now that he is a Met, he has all these issues and is even on the downswing
Let's Go New York Mets Baseball 🙏❤️🙏✝️⚾
I wasn't born early enough to enjoy Dave Kingman's career, but I get it now.
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