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Does Soto's contract with the Mets include an opt-out clause? You know why I ask this question.
Here is the breakdown of his insane contract:
"The deal contains a full no-trade clause, a $75 million signing bonus, an opt-out after five seasons and no deferred money. The Mets will have the ability to void Soto’s opt-out clause after the 2029 season if they boost the average annual value of the final 10 years of his deal from $51 million to $55 million, according to a source. In that case, the overall deal would be for 15 years and $805 million -- a $53.66 million AAV."
Forgetting about money, people are putting him in the same class as Alex Rodriguez in the 1990s & 2000s and Shohei Ohtani now? Really??
(With or without PEDs, A-Rod was a generational player. Meanwhile, Sho-Time is Japanese Babe Ruth.)
They consider Soto the Ted Williams of our time whether folks are on board with that or not but it’s been said by many well respected people in the industry. Not to mention he has comparable numbers to Griffey, Jr. early years. Of course I’m stoked as a Mets fan but I don’t believe he’s worth that contract but it’s the times we are in and Cohen is a billionaire with FU money to spare to elevate the Mets his favorite team before he bought it.