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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru
This takes the wind a bit out of what I was saying before. Amazin69 mentioned this possibility ...
But, what about the terms of the contract? Are they out yet? Because maybe a shorter deal with Verlander made better sense than a 5-year contract with deGrom. I would imagine the average salary per season would be about the same.
Answer: Yes, the terms are out. 2 years for $86 mil, just a shade below Scherzer's record.
So, that seems to be that the Mets chose not to go long term on a guy, deGrom, who seems a bit injury-prone and may be declining. It certainly wasn't about the money.
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I'd bet that Jake is worth $37 mill more than Max and Kate Upton's husband are worth $43 mill. And I'm not sure why you're doubtful about employing DeGrom at ages 36-38, but don't mind a 38.5 year old Scherzer and a 40 year old Verlander.
Injury problems? Which guy sat out two complete seasons, exactly?
And I bet whomever Uncle Stevie gets to fill those slots in 2025 makes a bit more than a "mere" $37 million, but that's for down the road, I suppose. But I bet you that Gerrit Cole's agent is already writing his "you gave $43 million to Verlander's broken-down ass! My client is still in his prime and we're not taking less than $60 million! Pay up or we'll see you in Houston!" speech.
Cole, who is currently struggling to make ends meet on that pathetic $36,000,000 that the Yankees are paying him, has an opt-out after 2024. Which I actually hadn't known, I just threw that out there as a hypothetical. But it works. (Two years younger than Jake, Cole will be 34 when he hits the market, too.)